Sociological Perspectives of the Self

Question 1

“looking glass self”

Answer 1

Charles Horton Cooley

Question 2

Proposed the theory of social self

Answer 2

George Herbert Mead

Question 3

During this stage, there is no self

Answer 3

Preparatory stage

Question 4

During this stage, the self is developing

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Play stage

Question 5

The attitudes, viewpoints, demands, and expectations of others and the society

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Generalized others

Question 6

True or False: The I is the objective element of the Self

Answer 6

False

Question 7

True or False: The me represents the spontaneous and unique traits of the individual.

Answer 7

False

Question 8

True or False: The full development of the self is attained when the I and the me are united

Answer 8

True

Question 9

True or False: The postmodern individuals achieve self-identity through prestige symbols that they consume

Answer 9

True

Question 10

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

Answer 10

False

Question 11

The post-modern person has become an

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insatiable consumer

Question 12

Is the study of social groups and human relationships

Answer 12

Sociology

Question 13

Introduced the looking-glass self

Answer 13

Charles Horton Cooley

Question 14

What is the looking glass-self?

Answer 14

The people whom a person interacts with become a mirror in which he or she views himself or herself

Question 15

The subjective threefold events in the looking-glass self

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the idea of how a person presents themselves, how they think others perceive them, the image that they create for themselves

Question 16

The theory of the social self was made by

Answer 16

George Herbert Mead

Question 17

In the theory of the social self the self has two divisions, ___ and ____

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I (Subjective) and me (Objective)

Question 18

When an individual creates their own role and anticipates how others will respond

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Role-taking

Question 19

The three stages in Mead’s development of the self

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Preparatory Stage, Play Stage, Game Stage

Question 20

Gerry Lanuza states that the self is

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self-identity continuously changes due to the demands of social contexts and new information technologies , and globalization

Question 21

In modern and post-modern societies, the self is no longer restricted by ___ and ___

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customs and traditions

Question 22

The problem with not being restricted by customs and traditions.

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alienation and dehumanization

Question 23

Stated that postmodern individuals achieve self-identity through prestige symbols that they consume

Answer 23

Jean Baudrillard