Sociological Perspective of the Self: Mead and the Social Self

Question 1

A sociologist from the 1800.

Answer 1

George Herbert Mead

Question 2

The Self is a product of social interactions and internalizing views along with one’s personal view about one’s Self.

Answer 2

Theory of the Social Self

Question 3

What are the three (3) stages in developing the self

Answer 3

LANGUAGE
PLAY
GAME

Question 4

Through shared understanding of symbols, gestures, and sounds

Answer 4

LANGUAGE

Question 5

The stages where individual role plays or assumes the perspective of others which enables them to internalize some other people’s perspective.

Answer 5

PLAY

Question 6

The level where individual not only internalizes the perspective of other people but also is able to take into account social rules and adheres to it.

Answer 6

GAME

Question 7

A manifestation of all our culture’s norms and expectations

Answer 7

Generalized others

Question 8

Mead sees the person as an _________, not just a mere reflection of society.

Answer 8

active process

Question 9

What are the two interactive facets of the Self? (George Herbert Mead)

Answer 9

Me and I

Question 10

_____ is the product of what the person has learned while interacting with others and with the environment. (Learned behavior, attitudes, and even expectations)

Answer 10

Me

Question 11

______ is the part of the self that is unsocialized and spontaneous. It represents the individual’s impulses and drives. You are partly a product of society but because of the “I” you are also different from them and are capable of being the person that you want to be, not just the person you should be.

Answer 11

I