SOC 2109 Lecture 5: Lecture 5
19 Jan 2018
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The nature and genesis of self: the self is the source of action when we plan, observe, and control our own behaviour, the self is the object of action when we think about who we are. Cooley: looking-glass self: the most important looking glass for children are their parents and family and later their playmates, these are a child"s significant others- those whose reflected views have greatest influence on the child"s self-concepts. Play and the game: mead identified two stages of social experience leading to the emergence of the self in children. In the play stage, children imitate activities of people around them. In the game stage, children enter organized activities such as games of house, school and team sports. Identities: the meanings attached to the self by one"s self and others, we form self-concepts though learning and adopting role and social identities. Identities are linked to social roles we enact or our membership in social groups.
