SOCI 275 Lecture 18: SOCI 275 Lecture Note November 4th 2015
4 Nov 2015
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Information and power you hold is determined by experience. Example: smell of food the mouth waters and body responds before the person is aware he or she is hungry. Me phase person"s self conscious grasp the impulse and announce to the person. To announce a motive is to constitute a me . As soon as you acknowledge the i = me phase. Motives are verbal phenomenon visible markers of self consciousness. The same way the individual"s response can be re-shaped in the me phase. Verbalized motives organizes the person"s sensitivity to the social objects. The condition that move people"s acts are more complex (not as obvious) Few acts are explained by a single motivation. Awareness is absolute, you can"t be partially aware. To explain conduct look at circumstances. Internal states of individual at various moments. Meanings constructed by own and others conduct.
