Sociology 1025A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Total Institution, Mcdonaldization, Role Theory
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What is the self? self-concept- the sense of who you are based on similarities to and differences from others. Bio-ecological their of human development > dynamic process of reciprocal interaction. Steps: we imagine how we appear to others we imagine how they judge that appearance we incorporate those perceived judgements into our own self-concept individual variations in looking-glass self orientation (lgso) Think about how you learn to be who you are, think as you do, believe what you do. Plays a role in self-esteem and interpersonal trust. Con ict role- family as a site of disagreement. Ask yourself: what did your family teach you? how? think about how you know or think the way you do. how much of that was in uenced by your (positively and negatively) family. Peers source of social comparison pressure to conform problem of bullying.