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      • The looking-glass self, first coined by Charles Cooley, describes how one’s self or social identity is dependent on one’s appearance to others. This initial theory was based on Cooley’s observations of childhood social development. The reactions of others to ourselves provide us with feedback about ourselves of the most direct sort.
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  1. Sep 22, 2023 · The looking-glass self, first coined by Charles Cooley, describes how ones self or social identity is dependent on one’s appearance to others. This initial theory was based on Cooley’s observations of childhood social development.

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  3. The term looking-glass self was created by American sociologist Charles Horton Cooley in 1902, and introduced into his work Human Nature and the Social Order. It is described as our reflection of how we think we appear to others. [2]

  4. Nov 30, 2022 · What Is the Looking Glass Self? The Looking-glass Self is an idea in sociology that suggests we form an opinion of ourselves based on how we think people see us. In other words, if we were to look at ourselves in a mirror, our reflection would show us the person our peers think we are.

  5. 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.

  6. Sep 7, 2019 · Charles Horton Cooley, in his work, Human nature and the Order, introduced the concept of “the looking glass self” in 1902. It can be explained as the reflection of what we think we appear in front of others or how we are viewed and conceived by others.

  7. Apr 1, 2024 · The purpose of the Looking-Glass Self concept is to explain our tendency to understand ourselves through the perception others have of us. Let’s go back to Pirandello’s Vitangelo Moscarda. What changes Vitangelo’s life is this exact realization.

  8. Charles Cooley's "looking glass self" theory explains how our self-image is shaped by our perception of how others see us. This three-step process involves imagining how we appear to others, how they evaluate us, and developing feelings about ourselves based on these impressions.

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