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Sociological Perspective of Self

The document discusses sociological perspectives on the self. It provides explanations of key concepts including: 1) From a sociological perspective, the self is shaped by social interactions and one's position in social systems. 2) George Herbert Mead's theory proposed that the self develops in stages through role-taking during social interactions. 3) Agents of socialization like family, education, peer groups, media, and religion teach people to understand social norms and expectations.

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Sociological Perspective of Self

The document discusses sociological perspectives on the self. It provides explanations of key concepts including: 1) From a sociological perspective, the self is shaped by social interactions and one's position in social systems. 2) George Herbert Mead's theory proposed that the self develops in stages through role-taking during social interactions. 3) Agents of socialization like family, education, peer groups, media, and religion teach people to understand social norms and expectations.

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SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE OF

SELF?
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• From a classical sociological perspective, the self is a relatively stable set of
perceptions of who we are in relation to ourselves, others, and
to social systems.

• The self is socially constructed in the sense that it is shaped through


interaction with other people.
WHAT DOES SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
MEAN?

• At the heart of sociology is the sociological perspective, the view that


our social backgrounds influence our attitudes, behavior, and life chances.

• In this regard, we are not just individuals but rather social beings deeply


enmeshed in society.
• 
WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE
SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE?

 
• The sociological perspective invites us to look at our familiar surroundings
in a fresh way.

• It encourages us to take a new look at the world we have always taken for
granted, to examine our social environment with the same curiosity that we
might bring to an exotic foreign culture.
WHAT ARE THE 5 SOCIOLOGICAL
PERSPECTIVES?
• Functionalism - Functionalism, also called structural-functional theory, sees society as a structure with interrelated parts
designed to meet the biological and social needs of the individuals in that society.
• Marxism - Marxism is a social, political, and economic theory originated by Karl Marx, which focuses on the struggle
between capitalists and the working class. Marx wrote that the power relationships between capitalists and workers were
inherently exploitative and would inevitably create class conflict.
• Feminism - includes attempts to describe and explain how gender systems work, as well as a consideration of normative or
ethical issues, such as whether a society's gender arrangements are fair.
• Social Action Theory - Social action is about people coming together to help improve their lives and solve. the problems that
are important in their communities. It can broadly be defined. as practical action in the service of others, which is (i) carried
out by individuals or.
• Postmodernism. - Postmodernism, also spelled post-modernism, in Western philosophy, a late 20th-century movement
characterized by broad skepticism, subjectivism, or relativism; a general suspicion of reason; and an acute sensitivity to the
role of ideology in asserting and maintaining political and economic power.
• Symbolic interactionism - is viewing society as composed of symbols that people use to establish meaning, develop views
about the world, and communicate with one another. We are thinking beings who act according to how we interpret situations.
WHAT IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF SYMBOLIC
INTERACTIONISM?

 
• While it might seem like a big name, symbolic interactionism is how your
experiences add subjective meanings to symbols and letters.

• For example, the word 'dog' is just a series of letters. Through


your interactions with the letters 'dog', you see this as a furry, four-legged
canine.
WHAT IS MEAD THEORY OF THE SOCIAL
SELF?

• Mead's theory of the social self is based on the


perspective that the self emerges from social interactions,
such as observing and interacting with others, responding
to others' opinions about oneself, and internalizing
external opinions and internal feelings about oneself.
WHAT ARE MEAD'S STAGES OF
DEVELOPMENT?
George Herbert Mead suggested that the self develops through a three-stage role-taking process.
These stages include the:
• Preparatory stage - Mead theorized that there are three stages of self-development that we pass
through during childhood: Preparatory Stage (about age two or less): Children copy, or imitate,
the behaviors of others around them without sophisticated understanding of what they are
imitating. ... Children only take on one role at a time.
• Play stage - The play stage is one of the three central components of George
Herbert Mead's seminal discussion of the social foundation and development of the self. ... In
essence, the self is situated in the individual's capacity to take account of him/herself.
• Game stage.- What Is the Game Stage? Sociologist George Herbert Mead was interested in the
way in which we developed self-awareness. ... Game Stage (about age seven and up): Children
learn their role in relation to others and how to take on the role of everyone else in a game.
WHAT IS MEAD'S I AND ME THEORY?

 This process is characterized by Mead as the “I” and the “me. ”


The “me” is the social self and the “I” is the response to the “me. ”

In other words, the “I” is the response of an individual to the attitudes of


others, while the “me” is the organized set of attitudes of others which an
individual assumes.
WHAT IS MEAD'S ROLE TAKING THEORY?

 George Herbert Mead states that the ability to take the role of the other is a


process which underlies all human interaction.

Through a consciousness of gestures, individuals constantly arouse in


themselves responses which they evoke in others, such that they are taking the
attitudes of others into their own conduct.
WHAT IS COOLEY'S THEORY?

• The looking-glass self is a social psychological concept, created by Charles


Horton Cooley in 1902, stating that a person's self grows out of society's
interpersonal interactions and the perceptions of others.

• People shape themselves based on what other people perceive and confirm
other people's opinion on themselves.
• 
WHAT IS SOCIALIZATION?

Socialization is the process through which people are taught to be proficient members of a society. It


describes the ways that people come to understand societal norms and expectations, to accept society's
beliefs, and to be aware of societal values.
 
What are examples of socialization?
 
Interacting with friends and family, being told to obey rules, being rewarded for doing chores, and
being taught how to behave in public places are all examples of socialization that enable a person to
function within his or her culture
WHAT ARE THE AGENTS OF SOCIALIZATION?
 
 Agents of socialization, or institutions that can impress social norms upon an
individual, include the family, religion, peer groups, economic systems, legal
systems, penal systems, language, and the media.

1. Family. sets values, basic attitudes, self-image.


2. Mass media. Displays role Mandela for children to imitate.
3. Work. Emphasizes organization, responsibility.
4. Peers. Learn to deal with conflict, competition, empathy.
5. School. teaches discipline, order, cooperation, conformity.
6. Religion- Children are socialized into religion by their parents and their peers and,
as a result, they tend to stay in religions.
Socialization through Religious Ceremonies: Religious ceremonies, such as Catholic
mass, socialize members of the faith to the practices and beliefs of the religion.
7. Language - Language socialization research has shown that language plays a
crucial role in this process. ... That is, through participation in routine interactions
with more expert members of the community, novices are socialized through the use
of language and socialized to use language.
8. Sports - Socialization occurs through the social interaction that
accompanies sport participation, and patterns of social interaction in sports are
influenced by many factors, including those external
to sport environments. Socialization through sport is tied to issues of identity and
identity development.
9. Economic system- Economic socialization is described as such; helping
children develop the skills to function effectively in global economic world is
a challenge. ... In a more condensed definition economic socialization is;
Children and adolescents developmental competencies in understanding and
participating in economic process.

10. Legal socialization is the process through which, individuals acquire


attitudes and beliefs about the law, legal authorities, and legal institutions. This
occurs through individuals' interactions, both personal and vicarious, with
police, courts, and other legal actors.

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