SOCI 240 Study Guide - George Herbert Mead, Ambivalent Sexism, Social Stratification
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Self has a distinct meaning from the symbolic interactionist perspective. Self is an object of the actor"s own action. The individual acts toward others and acts toward self. The self is part of the actor s environment. The self is the internal environment toward which we act. Individual sees him as an object in the environment through interaction with others. View self indirectly from other s point of view. A continuously changing object- viewed differently in various situations. Stages in the development of self: preparatory stage mead (language is the biggest symbolic system) Social objects not yet defined or understood with words that have meaning to the child: play stage mead. Occurs during language acquisition (two kid sitting together, near proximity) (barbie doll and cooking) Label and define objects with words that have shared meaning. Child takes the perspective of specific individuals (significant others) with whom she/he identifies (usually parents) Only takes perspective of one significant other at a time.
