SOC 201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: George Herbert Mead
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The i and the me : george herbert mead. Sociologist george herbert mead"s (1863 1931) conception of the socialization process was similar to cooley"s but worked out in more detail. Mead said that the self actually involves two phases: the me and the i . The me is that part of the self that is based on how one sees others as seeing oneself. The me is what you see when you put yourself into the shoes of another and look back at yourself. The i is the part of you that is uniquely you your personal reactions to the situation. The social self is a product of the ongoing interaction between the me and the i. Consider the following interaction: i am in class. According to mead, this sort of dialog between the me and the i is ongoing.
