Identity Development Flashcards
(3 cards)
1
Q
Who developed the theory of the “looking glass self?”
A
Charles Cooley
2
Q
Who made distinctions between “I” and “me?”
A
George Herbert Mead
3
Q
What are the main differences between the “I” and the “me?”
A
“Me” = the social self
-this is formed through social interactions where the Me learns what is appropriate (they learn the scripts)
“I” = the private self
-this is our impulses, desires, spontaneity
