Sociology and Anthropology Flashcards
This word is defined as the scientific study of groups and the relationships of its members. It tries to understand society’s establishment, structure, and dynamics, and it promotes an explanation on the influences of people to each other in terms of behavior, perception, and identity.
Sociology
A sociologist who explains that a person have the tendency to mirror other people’s view of oneself, this idea is called the “looking glass self” it emphasized that our understanding of who we are along with our idea of how other people see us may influence our understanding of who we are and our sense of self. Who is he?
Charles Horton Cooley
What theory is this and who proposed it?
- Perceiving how one presents themselves to others
- Analysis of others’ perception towards the person
- How one establishes a self-image.
“The Looking-glass self”
Charles Horton Cooley
TRUE OR FALSE: it is important to remember that the nature of these perceptions are very subjective and may lead to several misinterpretations of Self based on how they see the situations, it could lead to a negative perception of oneself, or a lacking self-image.
TRUE
He is an American Sociologist considered to be the Father of American pragmatism. As a sociologist, he rejected the idea that a person is born with an established self from the moment he is born.
George Herbert Mead
For him, ones concept of “Self” develops from social interactions and experiences with other people.
George Herbert Mead
He emphasized that to establishing the self it Sociological Perspective of the Self is important to go through the construction and reconstruction of our notion of who we are based from our interaction with others.
George Herbert Mead
The “__” is considered to be the manifestation of spontaneity and individuality of a person, it is the part of the self that actively seeks identification to the things they acquire from their social interactions and experiences.
The “I” Self
“___” is a part of the self that revolves around the characteristics, behavior, and actions of an individual that follows the awareness and demand of the people that the person interacts with.
The “Me” Self
the “__” is the subjective aspect of the self that responds to established attitude and behavior in reference to their social interactions.
The “I” Self
the “___” are the attitudes, and behavior of the person adopts with an objective basis of being aware and considering what ones social environment demands or requires.
The “Me” Self
Mead’s Three Role-playing Stages of Self Development
During this stage of development Mead said that the person or the infant basically imitates the actions and behaviors of the people around him.
The Preparatory Stage
(Birth – 2 Years Old)
Mead’s Three Role-playing Stages of Self Development
The time and development stage where children begin to interact with others, they follow rules that do not adhere to any set or standards, but are rules that are defined by the children themselves.
The Play Stage
(2 – 6 years old)
The final stage of self-development according to Mead, which are characterized by the ability of the children to know the dynamics of the “Generalized others”.
The Game Stage
(6-9 years old)
Studies man from past to present and how ones’ biological and cultural aspect of life influences the development of an individual’s concept of “Self”. Its concepts include four sub-disciplines: sociocultural, archeological, biological and linguistic anthropology.
Anthropology
