UTS Week 2 Flashcards
Social Behaviorism
George Herbert Mead
The Self, “Me” & “I”
George Herbert Mead
Three-stage role-taking process:
Preparatory stage, play stage, and game stage
George Herbert Mead
At this stage, children’s behavior are primarily based on imitation.
Preparatory Stage
Children are said to be in this stage from around age 2 to 6
Play Stage
From about age seven onwards. In this stage, children can begin to understand and adhere to the rules of games.
Game Stage
Two parts of self
I self & Me self
The part of self which functions as the subject of a social action
I self
The part of self that functions as an object
Me self
The spontaneous, driving force that fosters all that is novel, unpredictable, and unorganized in the self.
I self
The objective self; the image of self seen when one takes the role of the other
Me self
Symbolic Interactionist Perspective
Charles Horton Cooley
Stated that to understand behavior, we must first understand the meanings humans attach to certain situations.
Charles Horton Cooley
The meanings attached to symbols are socially created and fluid, instead of natural and static.
Symbolic interactionism
Looking glass self theory
Charles H. Cooley
An individual’s perception of himself is based primarily on how society views him.
Looking glass self theory
Believes that the process of developing the self has three phases
Charles H. Cooley
Sociological Imagination
C. Wright Mills
Provides a framework for understanding our social world that far surpasses any common sense notion we might derive from our limited social experiences.
Sociological Imagination
Enables you to look at your own life and your own personal issues and relate them to other people, history, societal
Sociological Imagination
is making the connection between personal challenges and larger social issues
Sociological imagination
