Sociological Perspectives of the Self Flashcards
“looking glass self”
Charles Horton Cooley
Proposed the theory of social self
George Herbert Mead
During this stage, there is no self
Preparatory stage
During this stage, the self is developing
Play stage
The attitudes, viewpoints, demands, and expectations of others and the society
Generalized others
True or False: The I is the objective element of the Self
False
True or False: The me represents the spontaneous and unique traits of the individual.
False
True or False: The full development of the self is attained when the I and the me are united
True
True or False: The postmodern individuals achieve self-identity through prestige symbols that they consume
True
True or False: During the play stage, individuals have a more sophisticated look of people and an ability to respond to numerous members of the social environment
False
The post-modern person has become an
insatiable consumer
Is the study of social groups and human relationships
Sociology
Introduced the looking-glass self
Charles Horton Cooley
What is the looking glass-self?
The people whom a person interacts with become a mirror in which he or she views himself or herself
The subjective threefold events in the looking-glass self
the idea of how a person presents themselves, how they think others perceive them, the image that they create for themselves
The theory of the social self was made by
George Herbert Mead
In the theory of the social self the self has two divisions, ___ and ____
I (Subjective) and me (Objective)
When an individual creates their own role and anticipates how others will respond
Role-taking
The three stages in Mead’s development of the self
Preparatory Stage, Play Stage, Game Stage
Gerry Lanuza states that the self is
self-identity continuously changes due to the demands of social contexts and new information technologies , and globalization
In modern and post-modern societies, the self is no longer restricted by ___ and ___
customs and traditions
The problem with not being restricted by customs and traditions.
alienation and dehumanization
Stated that postmodern individuals achieve self-identity through prestige symbols that they consume
Jean Baudrillard
