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Mirrors, Minds, Social Stages
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Mirrors, Minds, Social Stages
📚 Part 1: Multiple Choice
1. Who developed the concept of the "looking-glass self"?
George Herbert Mead
Charles Horton Cooley
Erving Goffman
Max Weber
2. According to Mead, what are the two stages of self-development?
Play stage and game stage
Mirror stage and role stage
Front stage and backstage
Individual stage and social stage
3. Goffman's dramaturgical approach compares social interaction to:
A mirror reflection
A theatrical performance
A sports game
A scientific experiment
4. Which concepts are part of Cooley's "looking-glass self"? (Check all that apply)
How we think others see us
How we think others judge us
Our feelings about those judgments
Our true inner self
5. In Goffman's theory, "impression management" refers to:
How we control the impressions others form of us
How we remember past social interactions
How we develop our sense of self
How we learn social rules
✏️ Part 2: Short Answer Questions
6. Explain the three steps of Cooley's "looking-glass self" process in your own words.
7. Describe the difference between Mead's "play stage" and "game stage" of self-development.
8. Give an example of "front stage" and "backstage" behavior according to Goffman's dramaturgical approach.
🤔 Part 3: Application
9. Fill in the blanks: According to Mead, the ________ is the spontaneous, creative part of the self, while the ________ is the organized set of attitudes we adopt from society.
10. Choose one of the three theorists (Cooley, Mead, or Goffman) and explain how their theory applies to social media interactions today.
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