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    The document discusses perspectives on the self from sociology. It makes three key points: 1) According to sociology, the self is socially constructed through interactions with other people in society. People are shaped by socialization but also influence the process. 2) Charles Cooley's "looking glass self" theory holds that people see themselves through how they believe others perceive them. 3) George Mead's idea of the "social self" is that people develop a sense of identity from their social interactions with others, with the "me" being how one presents to society and the "I" being one's reaction to others' attitudes.

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    THE SELF FROM VARIOUS

    PERSPECTIVES

    Raessel B. Gutoman, MP
    II. SOCIOLOGY
    The self as a product of the relationship with the society

    2
    “
    Sociology is the study of how human
    society is established, its structure,
    how it works, the people’s interaction
    and the effects they have for one
    another
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    THE SELF IN SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
    ◈ The self is socially constructed in the sense that
    it is shaped through interaction with other
    people
    ◈ As with socialization in general, the individual is
    not a passive participant in this process and have
    a powerful influence over how this process and
    its consequences develop
    4
    Activity Processing: The Looking Glass Self
    • How do you find the activity? was it
    easy? was it hard? Why?
    • What aspects are similar, which is
    not?
    • What aspects are true or
    circumstantial?
    • Are there characteristics
    mentioned/described by others that
    you realized you are not aware of?
    • From the perspectives of others, is it
    aligned with how you wish others
    sees you?

    5
    The Looking Glass Self (Charles Horton Cooley)
    ◈ A person’s self grows
    out of a person´s
    social interactions
    with others
    ◈ The view of ourselves
    comes from the
    contemplation of
    personal qualities and
    impressions of how
    others perceive us
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    The Looking Glass Self (Charles Horton Cooley)
    ◈ Actually, how we see ourselves does not come from who
    we really are, but rather from how we believe others see
    us

    HOW MY HOW MY HOW MY EX-


    PARENTS GIRLFRIEND GIRLFRIEND
    SEE ME SEES ME SEES ME
    7
    George Herbert Mead: The Social Self
    ◈ Father of pragmatism
    ◈ The notion of a person with regards to
    who they are develops from one’s social
    interaction with other people

    8
    George Herbert Mead: The Social Self

    ◈ “Me” are the characteristics, behavior, and


    actions done by a person with reference to
    the social environment
    ◈ “I” is the reaction of individual to the
    attitudes of others

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    ◈ https://youtu.be/7A2GIct0UnQ
    10
    Application:

    Think of a time
    were you feel you
    were your true
    self?

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    Can you provide a
    time where you
    think you were not
    living your true
    self? What was it?

    12
    What social
    pressures/influences
    help shape your
    self?

    13
    Reflecting on who you
    are now, is there an
    aspect of your self
    that you want to
    change?

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    THANKS!

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