SELF & COOLEY’S LOOKING GLASS

SELF.

Presented by: HUZAIFA MUSHTAQ (1611-312003).

Presented to: Ma’am NASREEN IQBAL.

SELF

• The self is the subject of one's own experience of phenomena : perception, emotions, thoughts.

• Definition of one's identity, character, abilities, and attitudes, especially in relation to persons or things outside oneself or itself.

EXAMPLE OF SELF• My name is _____ and I'm a future _____

(doctor/chef/teacher/etc.).

• Someday I would like to _____ (change the world/make a difference) by____ (volunteering/etc..).

• Most people would describe me as ____, ____, and ____, but I describe myself as ____(cheerful/helpful/shy/etc.).

• I was born in _____ (city/state/country) and I was raised in _____ (city/state/country).

• I have a fear of _____ but I think ____ (lizards/wildlife/etc.) is neat, even though that's an unusual interest.

• My favorite quote of all time is “___" because it give____ (hope/laughter/etc.) .

TYPES OF SELF

SELF CONCEPT• Self-concept (also called self-construction, self-identity, or self-

perspective) is a collection of beliefs about oneself.

• It includes elements such as academic performance, gender roles and racial identity.

• Generally, self-concept embodies the answer to "Who am I?

SELF KNOWLEDGE

• In philosophy, ‘self-knowledge’ commonly refers to knowledge of one's particular mental states, including one's beliefs and desires.

• Self-knowledge is a term used to describe the information that an individual draws upon when finding an answer to the question "What am I like?“

SELF ESTEEM• The Self esteem refers to having esteem in one's self

(having self confidence and feeling good about yourself).

• In easy words:A confidence and satisfaction in oneself.

SOCIAL SELF

• Social self is a part of self that engages face to face, in relation to others.

• Social self can include gender , place of residence , age , or any other categorization that helps to characterize a person identity.

CHARLES COOLEY

• Charles Cooley (August 17, 1864 – May 8, 1929) was an American sociologist and the son of Thomas M. Cooley.

• He studied and went on to teach economics and sociology at the University of Michigan.

• He was a founding member and the eighth president of the American Sociological Association.

• He is perhaps best known for his concept of the looking glass self, which is the concept that a person's self grows out of society's interpersonal interactions and the perceptions of others.

LOOKING GLASS SELF

• The looking-glass self is a social psychological concept, created by Charles Horton Cooley in 1902.

• The concept of the "looking glass-self" is undoubtedly his most famous, and is known and accepted by most psychologists and sociologists today.

• The term "looking glass self" was first used by Cooley in his work, Human Nature and the Social Order in 1902.

STEPS OF LOOKING GLASS SELF

• According to Cooley (1902), in his work Human Nature and the Social Order, his "looking-glass self" involved three steps:

1) You imagine how you appear to the other person.

2) You imagine the judgment of the other person.

3)You feel some sense of pride, happiness guilt, of shame.