CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

CONCEPT OF SOCIALISATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Charles H. Cooley developed the Theory of the Looking Glass Self which states ____
A
You must view others through their scope
B
, the self develops through a process of reflection
C
Put yourself in others people shoes before judging them
D
Think of yourself before others
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -According to sociologist Charles Horton Cooley, individuals develop their concept of self by observing how they are perceived by others, a concept Cooley coined as the “looking-glass self.”

Detailed explanation-2: -1. According to Cooley, this process contains three steps: (1) we imagine how we look to others; (2) we interpret others’ reactions (how they evaluate us); and (3) we develop a self-concept. 2.

Detailed explanation-3: -A self-idea of this sort seems to have three principle elements: 1) The imagination of our appearance to the other person 2) The imagination of his judgment of that appearance 3) Some sort of self-feeling such as pride or mortification.

Detailed explanation-4: -The concept of the looking-glass self is associated with a school of sociology known as symbolic interactionism. Symbolic interactionism is a micro-level theory that focuses on the meanings attached to individual human interactions as well as symbols.

Detailed explanation-5: -When Charles Horton Cooley used the term “looking-glass self, ” he was referring to the fact that: people see themselves as they think others see them. According to George Herbert Mead, children learn to take the role of the other as they model themselves on important people in their lives, such as parents.

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