The document discusses several sociological perspectives on the self. It argues that from the sociological view, the self is a social product formed through interactions with others and shaped by social forces. Key theorists discussed include Cooley, who saw the self as reflecting how we believe others see us, and Mead, who viewed the self as having an "I" and "Me" component developed through role-playing stages with socialization. Lenski focused on how technology and social change shape societies. Modern and post-modern societies are seen as allowing more choice in self-identity but also influencing the self through social demands and technologies.
The document discusses several sociological perspectives on the self. It argues that from the sociological view, the self is a social product formed through interactions with others and shaped by social forces. Key theorists discussed include Cooley, who saw the self as reflecting how we believe others see us, and Mead, who viewed the self as having an "I" and "Me" component developed through role-playing stages with socialization. Lenski focused on how technology and social change shape societies. Modern and post-modern societies are seen as allowing more choice in self-identity but also influencing the self through social demands and technologies.
The document discusses several sociological perspectives on the self. It argues that from the sociological view, the self is a social product formed through interactions with others and shaped by social forces. Key theorists discussed include Cooley, who saw the self as reflecting how we believe others see us, and Mead, who viewed the self as having an "I" and "Me" component developed through role-playing stages with socialization. Lenski focused on how technology and social change shape societies. Modern and post-modern societies are seen as allowing more choice in self-identity but also influencing the self through social demands and technologies.
The document discusses several sociological perspectives on the self. It argues that from the sociological view, the self is a social product formed through interactions with others and shaped by social forces. Key theorists discussed include Cooley, who saw the self as reflecting how we believe others see us, and Mead, who viewed the self as having an "I" and "Me" component developed through role-playing stages with socialization. Lenski focused on how technology and social change shape societies. Modern and post-modern societies are seen as allowing more choice in self-identity but also influencing the self through social demands and technologies.
THE SELF FROM THE VARIOUS PERSPECTIVES, UNIT 1 SOCIOLOGY • A SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF SOCIAL GROUPS AND HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS GENERATES NEW INSIGHTS IN TO THE INTERCONNECTEDNESS BETWEEN THE SELF AND OTHER PEOPLE. • SOCIOLOGY IS THE STUDY OF HUMAN SOCIETY; HOW IT BEGAN, STRUCTURE, AND MECHANISMS. THE STUDY OF THE COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOR OF PEOPLE WITHIN SOCIETY AND FOCUSES ON SOCIAL PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY INDIVIDUALS. IT PROVIDES TOOLS FOR UNDERSTANDING THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE AND SOCIETY. • SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE OF THE SELF IS BASED ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT HUMAN BEHAVIOR IS INFLUENCED BY GROUP LIFE. • VIEW OF ONESELF IS FORMED THROUGH INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER PEOPLE, GROUPS, OR SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS. • SELF IS BASICALLY CONSIDERED AS THE PRODUCT OF SOCIAL INTERACTION THROUGH THE UTILIZATION OF LANGUAGE. LOOKING GLASS SELF BY CHARLES HORTON COOLEY (1902)
• THE LOOKING-GLASS SELF DESCRIBES THE PROCESS WHEREIN INDIVIDUALS BASE
THEIR SENSE OF SELF ON HOW THEY BELIEVE OTHERS VIEW THEM. USING SOCIAL INTERACTION AS A TYPE OF “MIRROR,” PEOPLE USE THE JUDGMENTS THEY RECEIVE FROM OTHERS TO MEASURE THEIR OWN WORTH, VALUES, AND BEHAVIOR. • COOLEY’S IDEA OF THE LOOKING GLASS SELF IS EXPLAINED IN TWO STEPS, (1) WE IMAGINE HOW WE APPEAR TO ANOTHER PERSON, AND (2) WE IMAGINE HOW THE PERSON FEELS ABOUT US, BASED ON THE JUDGMENTS MADE (COOLEY, 1902). THEORY OF THE SOCIAL SELF BY GEORGE HERBERT MEAD (1863-1931) • THE FATHER OF AMERICAN PRAGMATISM AND CONTRIBUTOR TO MODERN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY. • HE BELIEVES THAT HUMAN BIOLOGY DOES NOT AFFECT THE SELF BUT INSTEAD THE SOCIAL INTERACTION THAT ONE EXPERIENCES IN LIFE. • HENCE, THE SELF IS CONSTRUCTED AND RECONSTRUCTED AS ONE PROGRESSES IN LIFE. • THE ”I” AND THE “ME” ARE TWO ASPECTS OF THE SELF FOR MEAD. • I IS THE REACTION OF A PERSON TO THE ENVIRONMENT WHILE THE ME ARE BEHAVIORS IN COMPLIANCE TO THOSE AROUND HIM/HER. THEORY OF THE SOCIAL SELF BY GEORGE HERBERT MEAD • MEAD ALSO THEORIZED THREE ROLE-PLAYING STAGES OF SELF DEVELOPMENT. • PREPARATORY STAGE (BIRTH TO 2 YEARS OLD) – THIS IS MARKED WITH IMITATION. • PLAY STAGE (2 TO 6 YEARS OLD) – CHILDREN BEGIN TO SOCIALIZE. A TIME THEY DISCOVER HIDDEN RULES, TRIAL AND ERROR, AND DEVELOP SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS. • GAME STAGE (6 TO 9 YEARS OLD) – THE FINAL STAGE WHICH ENABLES THE CHILDREN TO BE MORE FAMILIARIZED WITH SOCIETAL RULES, THEIR ROLES, AND CONSEQUENCES OF ACTIONS. • MEAD FINALLY THEORIZED THAT SOCIALIZATION IS A LIFELONG PROCESS. THE MORE WE INTERACT, THE MORE WE DIVERSIFY OURSELVES. GERHARD LENSKI (1924-2015)
• HIS THEORY FOCUSED ON SOCIOCULTURAL REVOLUTION.
• FOR HIM, HUMAN SOCIETY IS A PROCESS OF CHANGE THAT INCLUDES A SOCIETY’S LEVEL OF INNOVATION, TRANSMISSIONS, AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS. • TECHNOLOGY IS THE CENTER OF SOCIAL CHANGE. • THERE ARE FIVE SOCIETIES: HUNTING AND GATHERING SOCIETIES, HORTICULTURAL AND PASTORAL SOCIETIES, AGRARIAN SOCIETY, INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY, POSTINDUSTRIAL SOCIETY THE SELF AS A PRODUCT OF MODERN & POST MODERN SOCIETIES
• GERRY LANUZA’S ARTICLE (2004), “THE CONSTITUTIONAL SELF”: IN MODERN
SOCIETIES THE ATTAINMENT & STABILITY OF SELF-IDENTITY ARE FREELY CHOSEN, NOT RESTRICTED BY CUSTOMS & TRADITIONS. • AUTHENTIC CORE OF THE SELF FOR THE INDIVIDUAL TO FREELY WORK TOWARDS SELF-REALIZATION IS NEEDED TO BE DISCOVERED. • IN POST MODERN SOCIETIES, SELF-IDENTITY CONTINUOUSLY CHANGES DUE TO THE DEMANDS OF SOCIAL CONTEXT, NEW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES AND GLOBALIZATION. • PRESTIGE SYMBOLS, CONSUMERISM FOR FEELING OF GOODNESS & POWER.