SOC 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Preadolescence, Old Age, Work Ethic

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1200
• Professor: Susan Miller

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Lomoar cpsd| 987298 others are a mirror in which we can see ourselves what we think of ourselves depends on how we think others see us . Charles horton cooley a self-image based on how we think others see us. Mead 6) by taking the role of the other, we become self aware . Subject being active and spontaneous = the i (subjective) . Object the way we imagine others see us = the me (objective) . All social experience has both components : we initiate an action (the i-phase) and then we continue the action base don how others respond to us (the me-phase) Mead the key to developing the self is learning to take the role of the other . With limited social experience, infant can only do so through imitation . Mimic behavior without understanding the underlying intentions = they still have no self.