GRACE MISSION COLLEGE

PANGASINAN
UNDERSTANDING THE SELF

STUDENT NAME: RICHARD POSERIO PALAYLAY

MODULE
4

ACTIVITY #1

Directions: Answer the following questions:

1. In everyday life, ‘a complete fusion on the “I” and the “me” of Mead may not be a good thing. Do
you agree? Why? Why not? Explain your answer.

 When people are working together to save someone from drowning, there is a
sense of teamwork and each person is motivated to follow the others' lead.
Because the emotion is virtually the same in all of those circumstances, one feels
identified with everyone.

2. We are not influenced by other people’s opinions per se. We are influenced by our own
imaginations or perceptions or opinions on how other see us. This means that we are actively
engaged in defining our self-image or self-concept using our past experiences to aid us in
interpreting others responses. How can you help others develop positive self-image or positive self-
concept? Cite a situation or an example.

 Because they provide us with feedback on who we are, socializing influences like
family, culture, and the media have an impact on how we perceive ourselves.
Feedback can be interpreted positively or negatively, which can result in patterns
that affect how we see ourselves and how we communicate.
3. Based on Cooley’s looking-glass self theory, it is not other per se that determine our self-concept
but it is how we perceive others see us that influence that our self-concept. What should be done to
ensure that yourself perception is really how other perceive you? Will communication more with
other help?
 More often than most of us think, social connection is crucial to understanding
who we are. The "looking-glass self," a term coined by sociologist Charles Horton
Cooley, is the idea that people form their sense of self by observing how others
perceive them. This process, particularly when applied to the digital age, raises
questions about the nature of identity, socialization, and the shifting terrain of the
self.

4. A child is poorly performing in school. His teachers have simply accepted him to be such and so
simply understands if the child fails. The parents have also accepted in to be such and cannot help
but compare him to the child’s older siblings who are highly performing in school. Most likely, what
self-concept will the child develop? Elaborate your answer.

 The child may experience low self-esteem at school and may endure criticism
from his parents and teachers as a result, which increases the likelihood that he
will experience a mental breakdown.

5. Cite some implications of the concepts learned about the sociological self to personal
development.

 George Herbert Mead, a sociologist, held the view that social interactions shape
how individuals perceive themselves. In his view, social experience shapes the
self, the aspect of an individual's psyche that consists of self-awareness and self-
image.