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Who Am I? Developing Character (Introduction (The Looking-Glass Self (We…
Who Am I? Developing Character
Introduction
The self develops through social interactions with other people
Self-image is shaped largely in reference to social roles and other people's impression of us
Process of learning Who Am I? involves differentiating between people and concepts
Learning names and the associated rewards and punishments is the foundation oh human socialization and basis of social self
The self is a social construction that takes shape through interaction outwardly with others and internally through our conversations we have with our self about those interactions
The Looking-Glass Self
We learn who we are through observing the responses of others to us as objects
When we encounter others we look to see how they are responding to us
Internal image we generate about our self when we are trying to figure out what others think of us
We imagine what we think someone else thinks of us and judge ourselves accordingly- reflected appraisals
Significant Others
We are not equally persuaded by the views of everyone we encounter - more likely to be influenced by someone significant to us
Those people who opinion and influence are particularly important in an individuals self assessment
Children form their first self image based off of the person who takes care of them and greatly influence self image
From Social Positions and Identities to Selves: The Process of "Becoming"
We begin to think of everyday behaviors as identities and then incorporate them into an organized sense of self
Role support from those who are significant is a central factor in the development of aspects of self we consider to be core components of who we are
Ossification of Social Roles
Blumstein's thesis is that significant others are important contributors to our sense of self because we value their reflected appraisals so highly
Ossification: identities have the potential to harden into selves
"Anchors Against Drift"
Means that behavioral consistency is reinforced by our sense that others expect us to behave in certain ways
We organize and evaluate our behavior and feelings around the interaction expectations of significant others
We alter ourselves to accommodate a behavioral change in a significant other
Social Context
What we learn and how we learn varies across time and place and his major impact on what we think we can do and be
Possible Selves
People who can ''see" themselves in a certain position are more likely to achieve this position
You need to imagine yourself getting into that position and it will be easier to imagine yourself taking these steps and you will be more organized
Looking-Glass Self (By: Charles Horton Cooley)
The social origin of self comes by the pathway of intercourse with other persons
Social reference takes the form of somewhat imagination of oneself appears in a particular mind
Self-idea has 3 elements: the imagination the imagination of his judgement, and self feeling
A Theory of Genius (By: Thomas Scheff)
2 process of development: talent and self-esteem
Scheff's definition of intelligence- the ability to find a new solution to a new problem
"A man should learn to detect and watch that gleam of light which flashes across his mind from within"
"To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men- that is genius"
Emotions play a major role in self-esteem, and the shame construct