Chapter 2 Flashcards
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It is based on the assumption that human behavior is influenced by group life.
Sociological perspective of the self
He introduces the looking-glass self to highlights that the people whom a person interacts with become a mirror in which he or she views himself or herself.
Sociologist Charles Horton Cooley
it is achieved through a threefold event which begins by conceiving an idea of how a person presents himself or herself to others, how he or she analyzes how others perceive him or her, and how other people evaluate him or her.
Self-identity or self-image
he supports the view that a person develop a sense of self through social interaction and not the biological preconditions of that interaction. He also made the theory of the social self
George Herbert Mead
it explains that the self has two divisions: the ‘’ I’’ and the ‘’me’’.
theory of the social self
It is the subjective element and the active side of the self. It represents the spontaneous and unit traits of the individual.
The ‘’I’’
It is the objective element of the self that represents the internalized attitudes and demands of other people and the individual awareness of those demands.
The ‘’me’’
It is attained when the ‘’I’’ and the ‘’me’’ are united.
. The full development of the self
In this stage, children imitate the people around them, especially members with whom they have daily interaction. But they copy behavior without understanding underlying intentions, and so at this stage, they have no sense of self. During this stage, children are just preparing for role taking.
preparatory stage (0-3 years old)
During this stage, children start to view themselves in relation to others as they learn to communicate through language and other symbols. At this stage, role-taking is exhibited; however, children do not perceive role-taking as something expected of them. The self emerges as children pretend to take the roles of specific people or significant others, those individuals who are important agents of socialization. At this stage, the self is developing.
play stage (3-5 years old),
children understand not only their own social position but also of those others around them. At this stage, children become concerned about and take into account in their behavior the generalized others which refer to the attitudes, viewpoints, demands, and expectations of the society which include cultural norms and values that serve as references in evaluating oneself. This time, they can have a more sophisticated look of people and an ability to respond to numerous members of the social environment. During this stage, the self is now present.
game stage (begins in the early school years; about 8 or 9 years old)
‘Whos article is ’The constitution of the Self.’’ Discusses the relationship between the society and the individual. According to him, in modern societies the attainment and the stability of self-identity are freely chosen. It is no longer restricted by customs and traditions.
Gerry Lanuza’s (2004)
achieve self-identity through prestige symbols that they consume.
The postmodern individual
