The Social Self Flashcards
Deprived of mental, physical and social growth because they are reared in total or nearly total isolation from other humans
Feral Children
A psychological construct that people create in order to assist themselves and the world better
Self
This is the feelings that each person is a distinct and the coherent being
Psychic wholeness
He expounded the looking glass self
Charles Horton Cooley
The idea that the person develops his self image based on the reactions of others
Looking glass self
The belief that a person is good and valuable to others
Self esteem
A person observes others behavior for pieces of information how they are appraising him
Process of interaction
A person who is comparing his performance, ability or characteristics with others
Social comparison
A person believes that he can rise above obstacles or challenges and eventually achieves his goal
Personal efficacy
The primary determination of personal efficacy is the nature of
Personal experience
He expounded the theory of social behaviorism
George Herbert Mead
According to Mead this is a part of a person’s personality that is composed of the self-awareness and self image
Central Concept
Only human beings can use words and other physical gestures to convey meaning
Exchange of symbols
The self is the active and spontaneous (subject)
I
A person imagines himself as how others perceive him (object)
Me
Three stages of self-concept according to Mead
- Preparatory stage
- Play stage
- Game stage
During this stage the initial two years of infants they respond only through imitation or mimicry
Preparatory stage
In this stage people take the roles of significant others
Play stage
In this stage children play the roles of the generalized others
Game stage
Who expounded the dramaturgical analysis
Erving Goffman
Study of social interactions in terms of theatrical performance
Dramaturgical analysis
The script essentially dictates a person how to behave based on his ____ and ____
Status & roles
People present their selves the way others expect them to be
Frontstage
Where there is no audience they reveal their true selves
Backstage
