UNIT 2: Self From The Perspective of Sociology

Question 1

the study of
human social relationships
and institutions. It is
concerned with the way
society influences our behavior
patterns.

Answer 1

Sociology

Question 2

 It is the process of internalizing the norms and ideologies
of society. Across history, societies base their survival on
these norms
 Pre-modern society was based on social rules and familycenteredness
 In modern times, as stability increases, individualism and
self identity became central

Answer 2

Socialization

Question 3

Give the 4 Key Characteristics of Modernity

Answer 3

Industrialism
Capitalism
Institutions of surveillance
Dynamism

Question 4

extensive use of power and machinery

Answer 4

Industrialism

Question 5

production system involving market competition and supply-demand

Answer 5

Capitalism

Question 6

increase of reach of
institutions

Answer 6

Institutions of Surveillance

Question 7

life becomes a vigorous activity and process

Answer 7

Dynamism

Question 8

German sociologist, philosopher, and critic. influential in
the field of sociology. He expressed that people create social networks by joining
social groups

Answer 8

George Simmel

Question 9

– two or more people interacting with similar
characteristics and sense of identity

Answer 9

Social group

Question 10

ties/connections that link to your group. E.g.
blood, friendship, learning

Answer 10

Social Network

Question 11

2 Types of Social Group

Answer 11

Organic Group
Rational Group

Question 12

naturally occurring e.g. family. Formed
in traditional societies. ◦

Rootedness; Less Freedom; Greater Social Conformity

Answer 12

Organic group

Question 13

you join
because you are part of it.

Answer 13

Organic Motivation

Question 14

occur in modern societies, formed out
of shared self-interests

Answer 14

Rational Group

Question 15

Dynamic; No meaningful connection

Answer 15

Rational Motivation

Question 16

He was an American sociologist who was a
founding member of the American
Sociological Association in 1905 and became
its eighth president in 1918H. e pioneered the
sociological perspectives on the selfdevelopment [1864–1929].

Answer 16

Charles Horton Cooley

Question 17

Cooley coined the process “____________”wherein
individuals base their sense of self on how they believe others view them

Answer 17

The looking-glass self

Question 18

3 Step of looking glass self

Answer 18

1. you imagine how you appear to the other person
2. you imagine the judgment of the other person
3. you feel some sense pf pride, happiness guilt, of shame

Question 19

He was an American
philosopher prominent in both
social psychology and
Pragmatism. main contribution was his attempt to show how the human self arises in the process of social interaction

Answer 19

George Herbert Mead

Question 20

Mead’s Stages of Development

Answer 20

Language
Play
Game

Question 21

through shared understanding of symbols
and gestures the individual has the capacity to express
himself/herself while comprehending what others are
conveying

Answer 21

Language

Question 22

role-play assume perspective of others to develop
understanding about others

Answer 22

Play

Question 23

Mead’s Concept of self = 2 parts

Answer 23

The ‘‘me’’
The ‘‘I’’

they constantly interact in social situations

Question 23

he/she able to take into account societal rules.
One must abide to become successful

Answer 23

Game

Question 24

• paart of self created through socialization
  -predictability and conformity come from

Answer 24

The “Me”

Question 25

• part of self that is spontaneous, unpredictable and creative
• acts in extreme situations of rage to excitement.

Answer 25

The “i”