It is one of the disciplines in the social sciences which aims to discover the ways by which the social environment influences people's thought
Sociology
He was born in Massachusetts, USA; graduated and taught grade school at Oberlin Univ
George Herbert Mead
Studies at Harvard with his interests in psychology, and philosophy
George Herbert Mead
Did not publish any book, so his students put together his writings
George Herbert Mead
It is the approach Mead used to describe the power of environment in shaping human behavior
Social Behaviorism
He described self as 'dimension of personality that is made up of the individual's self awareness and self-image'
George Herbert Mead
TRUE or FALSE
According to Mead, the self can be separated from the societyFALSE - cannot
3 stages the person undergoes in the course of development
- 1) The Preparatory Stage
- 2) The Play Stage
- 3) The Game Stage
TRUE or FALSE
Mead believes that a self did not exist at birthTRUE
The self develops overtime, the development is dependent on _____ and ___
social interaction, and social experience
At this stage, children's behavior are primarily based on imitation
Preparatory Stage
In preparatory stage, children's behavior are primarily based on _____
imitation
In which stage where the children become familiar with symbols as they grow
Preparatory Stage
As the children grown, they become familiar with ______
symbols
This is the bases of communication at preparatory stage
symbols
At this stage, skills at knowing and understanding the symbols of communication is important for this constitutes the basis for socialization
Play Stage
In Play stage, skills at ___ and ___ the symbols of communication is important for this constitutes the basis for _______
knowing---understanding; socialization
Social relationships are formed in this stage
Play Stage
Children begin to role play at this stage
play stage
It is the process of mentally assuming the perspective of another person to see how this person might behave in a given situation
Role-taking
At this stage, the child widens his perspective and realizes that he is not alone
Play Stage
It is the most significant stage in the development
Play stage
At this stage, the child is about 8-9 years old
Game stage
The child begins to consider several task and various type of relationship in this stage
Game stage
The child now begins to see not only his own perspective but at the same time the perspective of thers around him
game stage
the child has now the ability to respond
game stage
In game stage, _____ was used to explain the behavior of the person
generalized other
familiarize
journal article
Role-Playing vs. Role-Taking: An Appeal for ClarificationAmerican Sociological Review
Vol. 16, No. 2 (Apr., 1951)
, pp. 180-187 (8 pages)
Published By: American Sociological Association
//doi.org/10.2307/2087691
//www.jstor.org/stable/2087691
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