SOCL 2001 : Sociology Exam 1 Lecture 9 19 13 09
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Cannot explain everything about development and personality. Both biology and social interactions make us who we are. Cooley (invented it, but didn"t go all the way) The self emerges from our ability to imagine how others see us. Social interaction informs our image of who we are. Interaction with people shows us who we are. Mead (ran with it, did a lot more research, expanded it) Through interaction they learn me and the other . It"s a social process meaning it just goes on . Me the self as a distinct object to be perceived, by the other and the i. Internalized sense of the total expectations of others in a variety of settings. What are you are not suppose to do in a certain situation (ex. Merton (certain things in life as certain expectations built around them) When we see certain people, we have a certain expectation.
