1
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Social construction of self
A
Acquired behaviour, constructed in conjunction with other people
2
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Charles Horton Cooley- Looking Glass Self
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Imagine ourselves through the perspective of others
- Imagination of our appearance to other person
- Perceived judgement of our appearance
- Reaction to that perceived judgement
3
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George Herbert Mead- I and Me
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Both subject of I and Me
I- spontaneous and creative element
Me- socially constructed
4
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Erving Goffman
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How we consciously manage ourselves in social interactions- reflexive process
Concept of roles, hard to break out of
5
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Roles
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Aspect of social life through which we produce and present a range of selves; offer ourselves to judgement of others
6
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Saturated Self
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No real essence, just multiple representations, constructed by other people
Fractured, unstable, easily changed
Sociology
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