Sociology Flashcards
Chapter 1- Lesson 2
derived from the French word sociologie, coined by a French Philosopher Isidore Auguste Comte in 1830
Sociology
socius means?
companion
logos which means
the study of’
prominent in the field of social psychology, sociology, philosophy, and pragmatism
George Herbert Mead
social science that studies human societies, their interactions, and the processes that preserved and change them
Sociology
people develop their self-image through interactions with people.
Social Behaviorism
the ‘self’ is not present at birth but it develops over time
Preparatory Stage (birth – 2 years old)
skills at knowing and understanding the symbols of communication is important for this constitutes the basis for socialization
Play Stage (2 – 7 years old)
children learn their role in relation to others and how to take on the everyone else in a game
Game Stage (8 – 9 years old)
when the person initiates or performs a social action, the self functions as a subject (e.g. I will run inside the house.)
I Self
when the person takes the role of the other, the self functions as an object (e.g. The choice for the most outstanding student was awarded to me.)
Me Self
In his written work Human Nature and the Social Order (1902), he discussed the formation of the self through social interaction
Charles Horton Cooley (1864 – 1929)
1.People imagine how they present themselves to others.
2.People imagine how other evaluate them.
3.People develop some sort of feeling about themselves as a result of those impressions.
Looking-Glass Self Theory
-listed as sixth most-cited author in the humanities and social sciences by the Times Higher Education Guide
Erving Goffman (1922 – 1982)
people, at initial phase of social interactions, tends to slant their presentation of themselves to create preferred appearances and satisfy particular people (impression management).
The Presentation of the Self in Everyday Life
