since noone ive seen ask or answer questions knows anything about sociology...the person who can tell me what the looking glass self theory is will get 10 points
2006-06-19 14:34:04 · 10 answers · asked by smidan06 1 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
Looking-glass Self
We see ourselves through the eyes of other people, even to the extent of incorporating their views of us into our own self-concept.
Example
Teenagers are often strongly influenced by their peers and will go beyond conforming to changing their self-image to match.
So what?
Using it
If you want someone to believe something about themselves, act towards them as if it were true.
2006-06-19 14:38:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was a Soc. major.
The looking glass self was Cooley's theory for how people percieve themselves in the eyes of other. When people talk to someone they look for ques (body language, responses, etc.) that they use to try to guess what that person is thinking about them. We then internalize what we think they think and try to start acting like what we think they expect of us...that came out confusing sounding but it is really a cool concept.
If you know about Cooley you probably already know about Goffman but he had some pretty cool theories that were similar but a little more recent and I think easier to read and understand.
Thanks for the question that was a flashback to Social Theory 101.
2006-06-19 22:09:18 · answer #2 · answered by az 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the process of developing a self-image on the basis of the messages we get from others, as we understand them. There are three components to the looking glass self: 1.We imagine how we appear to others; 2. We imagine what their judgment of that appearance must be; 3. We develop some self-feeling, such as pride or mortification, as a result of our imagining others' judgment.
2006-06-19 23:27:47 · answer #3 · answered by Saint 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The looking glass self theory is a theory how how we develop our own self-image based on what we think we appear to other, what we think they think of us and then how we react as a result.
2006-06-19 21:42:43 · answer #4 · answered by wbtuffin 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Description
We see ourselves through the eyes of other people, even to the extent of incorporating their views of us into our own self-concept.
Example
Teenagers are often strongly influenced by their peers and will go beyond conforming to changing their self-image to match
2006-06-19 21:39:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I don't think ahotman or Blah should get the points since its so obvious they copied and pasted it from the net... so apparently they really didn't know... the words are identical.
2006-06-19 21:49:59 · answer #6 · answered by Cantrelle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
is looking inside your self trying to define you and who you really are as a person
2006-06-19 22:17:40 · answer #7 · answered by swoop2008 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The looking glass is a mirror. You look yourself to examine yourself. I guess
2006-06-19 21:38:43 · answer #8 · answered by kfckiller06 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im not so sure,but think it is the persective that is used by one to view things in there life.
2006-06-19 21:39:33 · answer #9 · answered by Someone 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We see ourselves as others see us.
2006-06-19 21:40:21 · answer #10 · answered by chinnookwinds 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋