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The Social Self Report

The document discusses theories of the social self. The social self refers to aspects of one's identity influenced by relationships and others' reactions. Three theories are described: 1) John Locke's "tabula rasa" theory that children are blank slates shaped by experiences, 2) Charles Cooley's "looking-glass self" theory that people shape their self based on imagining others' judgments, and 3) George Mead's "role taking" theory that the self emerges from social interactions and internalizing others' views.

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The Social Self Report

The document discusses theories of the social self. The social self refers to aspects of one's identity influenced by relationships and others' reactions. Three theories are described: 1) John Locke's "tabula rasa" theory that children are blank slates shaped by experiences, 2) Charles Cooley's "looking-glass self" theory that people shape their self based on imagining others' judgments, and 3) George Mead's "role taking" theory that the self emerges from social interactions and internalizing others' views.

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The Social Self

What is The Social Self?

u those aspects of one's identity or self-concept that are important to or


influenced by interpersonal relationships and the reactions of other people.

u It is how we perceive ourselves in relation to others

u Our interaction with the people around us and who we are during those
moments make up our Social Self.
3 Theories on The Social Self

1. John Locke's Theory


2. Charles Cooley's Theory
3. George Mead's Theory
THEORY 1 : TABULA RASA
Tabula rasa is a Latin word
which means
"blank slate" in English. This
theory was discovered by John
Locke.
u Children aren't born with the u Each new encounter a child
potential of being good or has, will mark a new stage in
wicked. They begin as neutral his or her development,
individuals who are shaped improving the child's learning
by the adults in their lives or opportunities and knowledge
the world in general to of the world.
become the people they are
intended to become.
Example of Blank Slate:

Throwing a Ball
If a child has no background
knowledge on how to throw a ball,
the child will not know how to
throw a ball properly.
Brushing their teeth:

If a child was not taught or has


no knowledge about how to
brush their teeth, they wouldn't
know how to brush their teeth
properly.
THEORY 2 : LOOKING-GLASS SELF
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. The term
refers to people shaping themselves
based on other people's perception,
which leads people to reinforce other
people's perspectives on themselves.
People shape themselves based on
what other people perceive and confirm
other people's opinion on themselves.
• 3 STAGES OF THE THEORY :

u First, we imagine how we must appear to others.

u Second, we imagine the judgment of that


appearance.

u Third, we develop our selt through the judgments of


others.
EXAMPLE :
THEORY 3 : ROLE TAKING
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. The social aspect of self
is an important distinction because
other sociologists and psychologists of
Mead's time felt that the self was based
on biological factors and inherited
traits. According to Mead, the self is not
there from birth, but it is developed
over time from social experiences and
activities.

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