CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

CONCEPT OF SOCIALISATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is espoused by the theory of the looking-glass self?
A
Self-image is not important and useless.
B
Self-image is something that need not to be shared to others.
C
We create our self-image according to the perception of others.
D
We create our self-image by matching our appearance with others’ appearances.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The looking-glass self describes the process wherein individuals base their sense of self on how they believe others view them. Using social interaction as a type of “mirror, ” people use the judgments they receive from others to measure their own worth, values, and behavior.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are three components of the looking-glass self: We imagine how we appear to others, we imagine the judgment of that appearance, and we develop our self ( identity ) through the judgments of others.

Detailed explanation-3: -Charles Cooley’s Looking-Glass Self. The term looking-glass self, first introduced by Charles Cooley (1902), refers to the dependence of one’s social self or social identity on one’s appearance to others.

Detailed explanation-4: -The looking-glass self definition states that a person’s thoughts and feelings about themselves are formed based on the responses of others and their perception of how they appear to others. For example, a person may believe that they are very attractive because another person complimented their shirt or hair.

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