Chapter 4.2 The Social Self

Philosopher that believed people were born without personalities

• John Locke

• Aristotle

• Ivan Pavlov

• George H. Mead

People who shape themselves to fit what they think a group wants them to be show a need for...

• peer acceptance

• rebellion against their family and friends

• an accurate sense of self

• individuality

An image of ourselves based on imagining how we appear to others is called

• the generalized order

• nature vs. nurture

• restrictive behavior

• the looking-glass self.

The part of self that is aware of the expectations and attitudes of society.

• I

• me

• you

• everybody

Sociologists refer to parents, siblings, relatives, and others who directly influence our socialization as

• important people

• significant others

• sociology

This is the unsocialized, spontaneous, self-interested component of personality and self-identity.

• Me

• I

• You