Sociological perspective of Self Flashcards
who is the sociologist and american pragmatist?
George Herbert Mead
- He was the one who delved into the perspective and relationship of the self and community
- He also believes that people develop self-images through interactions with other people
George Herbert Mead
what is the concept of self according to mead?
Self, is the part of persons personality consisting of self-awareness and self image
What are the 4 ideas of developing self according to Mead?
- Self develops solely through social experience
- Social experience consist of the exchange of symbols
- Knowing others Intentions requires imagining the situation from their perspective
- Understanding the role of the other results in self-awareness
3 stages of self development according to Mead
- Language
- Play
- Game
who is the sociologist that believed we form our self-images through interaction with other people?
Charles Horton Cooley
what theory did Charles
Cooley’s Theory of the looking glass
Significant other is someone whose opinions matter to us and who is in a position to influence our thinking, especially about ourselves.
Cooley’s Theory of the looking glass.
refers to a self-image that is based on how we think other see us.
The Looking-Glass self
step 1
we imagine that significant other perceives us in certain ways
Step 2
we imagine that he or she makes a judgement about us based on that perception
Step 3
we form a self-image based on how we think our significant other sees us
