Terms and Concepts 1
In symbolic interactionism, this prophecy describes how powerful labels and expectations can shape self identity and outcomes.
What is a self fulfilling prophecy?
This is referred to “the composite person in our mind with whom we are in dialogue with.
What is generalized other?
This group of people published “Mind, Self, and Society” In George Herbet Mead's name.
What is his students?
This person is most notable for developing Symbolic Interactionism theory.
Who is George Herbert Mead?
Socially constructed identities that people adopt based on things such as symbols, meanings and expectations.
What is a role?
What are the three core principles of symbolic interactionism?
What is meaning, language, and thinking?
Between “I” and “Me”, this term is about personal agency and self-expression.
What is “I”?
This Person is most recognized for the concept of the looking-glass self.
Who is Charles Horton Cooley?
The roles that are most important to us are also the ones most likely to define this.
What is our identity?
Between meaning, language, and thinking, this represents the source of meaning.
What is language?
Between “I” and “Me”, this term is viewed as an object.
What is “Me”?
This individual was the first to coined the term "symbolic interactionism."
Who is Herbert Blumer?
Between meaning, language, and thinking, this represents the construction of social reality.
What is meaning?
These are the social norms that families follow in their interactions during holidays or special events?
What are rituals?
This is the idea that we develop our self image based on how we perceive those around us.
What is the looking-glass self?
This person described social interaction as a “dramaturgical performance”
Who was Erving Goffman?
These are expectations/rules about how to act in a given social group or society..
What are social norms?
Between meaning, language, and thinking, this represents the process of taking the role of the other.
What is thinking?
These are abstract representations that have shared meanings within a culture, such as language, gestures, or rituals.
What are symbols?
They authored one of the first books involving symbolic interactionism
Who were William Isaac Thomas and Florian Znaniecki?