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    Sociologists view the self as emerging from social experiences and interactions. Charles Cooley's "looking glass self" theory holds that we see ourselves through how others perceive us. George Mead argued the self has two parts - the "I" and the "me", with the former as one's unique traits and the latter incorporating social norms. Jean Baudrillard argued in postmodern society, consumption of goods gives people self-identity. The document discusses how sociologists explain the development of self and its relationship with society.

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    THE LOOKING-GLASS

     
    MODULE 2:
    SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE: THE SELF AS A PRODUCT OF SOCIETY
    LEARNING OUTCOMES:
    • Recognize what sociology tells us about understanding the self and others.
    • Understand how individuals view the self as a product of their
    socialization.
    • Explain Charles Horton Cooley’s looking-glass self and George Herbert
    Mead’s theory of the social self.
    • Discuss the self as a product of modern and postmodern societies.
    • Appreciate your own social experiences that have been particularly helpful
    in understanding the self.
    • Sociological perspective of the self is based on the
    assumption that human behavior is influenced by group
    life. A particular view of oneself is formed through
    interactions with other people, groups, or social
    institutions.
    • Sociology as a scientific study of social groups and
    human relationships, generates new insights to the
    interconnectedness between ourselves and other people.
    Hence, sociologists offer theories to explain how the
    self emerges as a product of social experience.
    THE PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS OF
    WELL-KNOWN SOCIOLOGISTS

    • Charles Horton Cooley introduced the phrase looking-glass self


    to highlight that the people whom we interact become a mirror in
    which we view ourselves.
    • George Herbert Mead Mead’s theory of the social self,
    explained that the self has two divisions: the “I” and the “me”.
    • Jean Baudrillard posits that in the postmodern society the self is
    found in the prestige symbols of goods consumed by man.
    CHARLES HORTON COOLEY’S
    LOOKING-GLASS
    • Our self-identity or self-image is achieved through a threefold event:

    1. We conceive an idea of how we present ourselves to others.


    2. We analyze how others perceive us.
    3. We create an image of ourselves.
    MEAD’S THEORY OF THE SOCIAL SELF :
    THE “I” AND THE “ME”
    • The “I” is the subjective element and the active side of the self. It
    represents the spontaneous, and unique traits of the individual.
    • Whereas the “me” is the objective element of the self. It represents the
    internalized attitudes and demands of other people and the
    individual’s awareness of those demands.
    • The full development of the self is attained when the “I” and the “me”
    are united.
    • According to Mead, the self is not present at birth.
    • It develops only with social experience wherein language,
    gestures, and objects are used to communicate meaningfully.
    • Since there is meaning in human actions, we infer people’s
    intention or direction of action, which may lead us to
    understand the world from others’ point of view – a process
    that Mead labeled as role-taking.
    • Then we create our own roles and anticipate how others will
    respond.
    • When we perform our own particular role, we become self-
    aware.
    • The self continues to change along with our social experience.
    MEAD DETAILED THE DEVELOPMENT OF
    THE SELF IN A THREE-STAGE PROCESS:
    1. THE PREPARATORY STAGE (0-3 YEARS OLD)

    • Children imitate the people around them especially family


    members with whom they have daily interaction. But they
    copy behavior without understanding underlying
    intentions, and so at this stage, they have no sense of self.
    • During this stage, children are just preparing for role-
    taking.
    2. THE PLAY STAGE (3 TO 5 YEARS OLD)

    • Children start to view themselves in relation to others as they learn to


    communicate through language and other symbols.
    • At this stage, role-taking is exhibited, however, children do not perceive
    role-taking as something expected of them.
    • The self emerges as children pretend to take the roles of specific people
    or significant others, those individuals who are important agents of
    socialization. In this stage, the self is developing.
    3. THE GAME STAGE
    (BEGINS IN THE EARLY SCHOOL YEARS; ABOUT 8 OR 9 YEARS OLD)
    • Children understand not only their own social position but also those of others around
    them.
    • At this stage children become concerned about and take into account in their behavior
    the generalized others which refer to the attitudes, viewpoints, demands and
    expectations of the society which include cultural norms and values we use as
    references in evaluating ourselves.
    • This time, they can have a more sophisticated look of people and an ability to respond
    to numerous members of the social environment.
    • During this stage, the self is now present.
    THE SELF AS A PRODUCT OF MODERN
    AND POSTMODERN SOCIETIES
    IN MODERN SOCIETIES THE ATTAINMENT AND
    STABILITY OF SELF-IDENTITY IS FREELY
    CHOSEN.
    • It is no longer restricted by customs and traditions.
    • While this newfound freedom offers infinite possibilities for self-
    cultivation, problems such as alienation and dehumanization of the
    self also appear which hinder the full development of human
    potentials.
    • Hence, there is a need to discover the “authentic core” of the self for
    the individual to freely work towards self-realization.
    IN POSTMODERN SOCIETIES, SELF-IDENTITY CONTINUOUSLY
    CHANGE DUE TO THE DEMANDS OF MULTITUDE OF SOCIAL
    CONTEXTS, NEW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, AND
    GLOBALIZATION.

    • Whereas the dissolution of traditional values and


    communities in modern society has led the individual to
    construct a solid and stable self-identity, the
    postmodern individual welcomes all possibilities for
    self-improvement.
    JEAN BAUDRILLARD EXPOSES THE NEGATIVE
    CONSEQUENCES OF POSTMODERNITY TO
    INDIVIDUALS IN THE SOCIETY
    • The postmodern individuals achieve self-identity through prestige symbols
    that they consume.
    • The cultural practices of advertising and mass media greatly influence
    individuals to consume goods not for their primary value and utility but to
    give them a feeling of goodness and power when compared with others.
    • The self may be a never-ending search for prestige in the postmodern
    society.
    REFLECT:

    • How do you perceive yourself as you interact with other


    people in the society? How do you think you formed
    this perception of yourself? Identify the people, groups,
    or social institutions that have been significant for
    understanding yourself.
    GO-MONILLA, J., & RAMIREZ, N. (2018).
    UNDERSTANDING THE SELF. PHILIPPINES:
    C&E PUBLISHING, INC.

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