CENTRAL MINDANAO COLLEGE

Kidapawan City

ACTIVITY 2
SOCIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE

1. How do the theories of Mead, Cooley, and Goffman intersect and diverge in their
explanations of how individuals develop and navigate their social identities? and how might
these theories collectively inform our understanding of the role of self-concept and social
interaction in the digital age, where online personas and virtual interactions are increasingly
prevalent?( 200 words)

Social identities have the greatest impact when individuals consider belonging to a certain
group important to their self-image and feel strong emotional ties to the group. Belonging to a
group provides self-esteem that helps maintain social identity. Cooley and Mead have
demonstrated that the very emergence of the self is a social process and not a psychological
process as contended by Freud. They have viewed self and society as two aspects of the same
thing, whereas Freud finds that the self and society are often opponents and self is basically
anti-social. While Mead's theory of the social self is based on the perspective that the self
emerges from social interactions, such as observing and interacting with others, responding to
others' opinions about oneself, and internalizing external opinions and internal feelings about
oneself. Social interaction provides a reference point as well as an opportunity to compare
oneself with others and thereby become more self-aware. Because self-awareness is nothing
but self-awareness. And without others in the frame, there would be no need to be self-
conscious. While The digital age has democratized access to information through
communication technology. Online news platforms, blogs, and social media channels enable
individuals to share and consume news, opinions, and educational content.

2. How do the diverse theories of James, Rogers, Lester, Winnicott, Freud, Bandura, and Jing
collectively contribute to our understanding of the complex nature of the self? ( 200 words)

Their concept of human nature and the role of rationality in human motivation are
diametrically opposed. Although both theories include a hidden personality, both concepts are
very different in that for Freud, it is our natural state. At the same time, for Rogers, it is the self,
created by the demands of society. your desires and social obligations should coincide. Sigmund
Freud's believed that if you have a strong sense of self (ego), you're capable of understanding
your own needs and also intuiting the limits that society puts on you. Sigmund Freud was a
famous neurologist and the developer of psychoanalysis. He gave the world the concept of the
id, ego, and superego as layers within us all. According to Freud, the id is the first part of the
self to develop. It's the seat of all our desires and wants. Rogers's believed that it was not only
humans that self-actualised but so do all living things such as animals and his potato theory.
Freud only spoke about and looked at human beings. Rogers treated a person as a whole,
whereas Freud believed we exist in three parts, such as the super ego, ego and id. Rogers'
theory of personality development was based on humanistic psychology. According to his
approach, everyone exists in a world full of experiences. These experiences shape our reactions
that include external objects and people. Also, internal thoughts and emotions.