SOCI 3660 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Symbolic Interactionism, Self Esteem (Song), Social Exchange Theory
28 Feb 2018
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Beliefs, values, meanings, morals from one self. The idea that our self image arises through our own self re ection as well as how others perceive us. Represented in the ideas of personality, character, traits, dispositions. Stresses the inseparability of individual and society. Developed through social relationships, interactions and involvements. Not an internal structure, but a social product and process. Some argue that the self is so social, that it is impossible to possess one individually, that it only has a reality in interactional encounters in which people can present and enact selves. A linguistically- enabled re ective process by which we are able to treat ourselves as objects of our own awareness. The self is a process in at least three ways: re ecting upon oneself. To have conversation with yourself about yourself ex: i look good today, i"m a horrible person.
