SOCI 1F90 Chapter 4: sociology chapter 4 review
16 Dec 2011
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Jean piaget: the child s development of reasoning skills. Critical evaluation: stages not followed by all cultures. Symbolic interactionism: a theoretical perspective in which society is viewed as composed of symbols that people use to establish meaning, develop their views of the world and communicate with one another. Charles horton cooley: symbolic interactionist y being human is socially created y the reflected or looking-glass self : we imagine how we appear to others. Skinny, good looking, intelligent: we interpret others reactions to how we imagine we appear to others. People like me , people think i m funny : we develop a self-concept which is an ongoing lifelong process. I like myself , i m a nerd , i m just a working stiff y. If you want someone to believe something about themselves, act towards them as if it were true. He made me do it , i like the way this dress looks on me .
