Perspective

SOCIOLOGICAL

Group 1
 CHARLES

HORTON

COOLEY
Born: August 17, 1864 at Arbor, Michigan
Died: May 8, 1929
-He is an American Sociologist who employed a

sociopsychological approach understanding of

society
-He is known for his concept "Looking Glass Self"
-He first coined the term "Looking Glass Self"

based on his observations childhood social

development
 LOOKING GLASS SELF
-Looking glass self refers to the dependence of one's social self

or social identity on one's appearance to others

-The ideas and feelings that people have about themselves —

their self-concept or self-image — are developed in response to

their perception and internalization of how others perceive and

evaluate them (Chandler and Munday, 2011).

-According to Cooley (1902) human mind is social and mental

 LOOKING GLASS SELF
-Three steps to how interaction with other form self-identity
1.How do I appear to others?
2.What must others think of me?
3.Change based on what we think society thinks of us

-Cooley believed that we are not actually being influenced by the

opinions of others, but instead we are being influenced by what

we imagine the opinions of others to be

 LOOKING GLASS SELF
-Looking glass self in relation to social media
-People on the internet seek judgements and feedbacks from other

people

Conclusion:
-Social interaction plays a major role in the process of self-identification
-Social interaction acts as mirror that helps individuals to measure their

worth values and behavior

-It is not the opinions of the people that influences the development of

one’s sense of identity but it is the way in which one imagines the

opinions of other to be that actually influences the development of self-

image
 GEORGE HERBERT
MEAD
l- February 27, 1863 (South Hadley,

Massachusetts) - April 26, 1931

(Chicago, Illinois, US)

-- 1879-1883 - Attended Oberlin College
- 1887-1888 - Matriculate at Harvard
- Parents:
Father: Hiram Mead
Mother: Elizabeth Storrs Billings
 THE SOCIAL SELF
Stages of Self development:
1. Language/Preparatory Stage
a) (1-3 years old)
b) children merely imitate the people around them then they
understand the symbols (gestures, language, and objects that form the
basis for their capacity to communicate with people around them as a
result they become aware of roles that people play in their immediate
environment

 THE SOCIAL SELF

Stages of Self development:

2. Play Stage
a) (4-7 years old)
b) Consciousness is developed through role-playing
c) Become more aware of social relationships

 THE SOCIAL SELF

Stages of Self development:

3. Game Stage
a) (8-9)
b) begins to consider several actual tasks and relationships

simultaneously
c) Perspective taking becomes less egocentric

Gerry Lanuza Jean Baudrillard

 THE SELF AS A PRODUCT OF

MODERN
AND POSTMODERN SOCIETIES
- According to Gerry Lanuza, in modern societies

the attainment and stability of self-identity is freely

chosen. It is no longer restricted by customs and

traditions.
-In postmodern societies, self-identity continuously

change due to the demands of multitude of social

contexts, new information technologies, and

globalization.

According to Jean Baudrillard, in postmodern

societies, individuals achieve self identity through

prestige symbols that they consume.

- the cultural practices of advertising and mass media

greatly influence individuas to consume goods not for

their primary value and utility but to give them a

feeling of gooness and power when copared with

others
- the postmodern person has become an insatiable

consumer and may never be satisfied in his life

- thus, the self may be a never-—ending search for

prestige in the postmodern society

thank you!
Group 1
Anquillano, Jingky
Cayong, Grace Nicole
Brave Rika
Feria, Sherie Jane
Llamas, Paul Harvey
Lozano, Christia
Maejan, Princess Kristine
Unida, Anabel