Socialization
the process by which individuals internalize the values, beliefs, and norms of a given society and learn to function as members of that society
Self-concept
our understanding and evaluation of who we are
Looking Glass Self (Cooley)
Charles Cooley; we evaluate self image through
1. How do I appear to others?
2. What must others think of me?
3. Revise how we think about ourselves.
Significant others
those people whose reactions are most important to your self-concept
Role taking
assuming the viewpoint of another person and using that viewpoint to shape the self-concept
Imitation stage
Mead's first stage in the development of role taking; children begin to imitate behaviors without understanding why
Play stage
the second stage in Mead's theory of the development of self wherein children pretend to play the role of the particular or significant other
Game stage
Mead's third stage in the development of role taking; children anticipate the actions of others based on social rules
Generalized other
the common behavioral expectations of general society
me
the part of the self formed through socialization