CH 3 Flashcards
Social Environment
Interaction with others
Socialization
Learning the characteristics of their group that is appropriate to the individual.
EX: Knowledge, Skill, attitude, etc.
Charles Horton Cooley
Sociologist- coined the term “the looking glass”
Looking-Glass-Self
coined by cooley- to refer the process in which over self development through internalizing others reaction to us.
How many elements does the looking class contain
3
What are the three elements of cooleys looking glass self
We imagine how we appear to others
we interpret others reaction
we develope self concept
George Herbert Mead
Symbolic interactionist
what did mead believe?
believed we cannot think without symbolism
EX: statue of liberty = new york or freedom
ID
Freuds term for inborn basic drives
EGO
Balancing force between the id and the demands of society.
Super Ego
internalized norms and values for our social group.
In what order is freuds’ “egos”
ID
EGO
SUPER EGO
Blue Collar Workers
Workers are told what to do
EX: CTA workers