Theory of self by CH cooley By Mominah Khan University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Department fo sociology

1. SELF & COOLEY’S
LOOKING GLASS SELF

2. SELF
• The self is the subject of one's own experience of phenomena : perception,
emotions, thoughts.
• Definition of one's identity, character, abilities, and attitudes, especially in
relation to persons or things outside oneself or itself.

3. EXAMPLE OF SELF
• My name is _____ and I'm a future _____ (doctor/chef/teacher/etc.).
• Someday I would like to _____ (change the world/make a difference) by____
(volunteering/etc..).
• Most people would describe me as ____, ____, and ____, but I describe myself
as ____(cheerful/helpful/shy/etc.).
• I was born in _____ (city/state/country) and I was raised in _____
(city/state/country).
• I have a fear of _____ but I think ____ (lizards/wildlife/etc.) is neat, even
though that's an unusual interest.
• My favorite quote of all time is “___" because it give____ (hope/laughter/etc.) .

4. TYPES OF SELF

5. SELF CONCEPT
• Self-concept (also called self-construction, self-identity, or self-
perspective) is a collection of beliefs about oneself.
• It includes elements such as academic performance, gender roles and
racial identity.
• Generally, self-concept embodies the answer to "Who am I?

6. SELF KNOWLEDGE
• In philosophy, ‘self-knowledge’ commonly refers to knowledge of
one's particular mental states, including one's beliefs and desires.
• Self-knowledge is a term used to describe the information that an
individual draws upon when finding an answer to the question "What
am I like?“

7. SELF ESTEEM
• The Self esteem refers to having esteem in one's self (having self
confidence and feeling good about yourself).
• In easy words:
A confidence and satisfaction in oneself.

8. SOCIAL SELF
• Social self is a part of self that engages face to face, in relation to
others.
• Social self can include gender , place of residence , age , or any
other categorization that helps to characterize a person identity.

9. CHARLES COOLEY
• Charles Cooley (August 17, 1864 – May 8, 1929) was an American sociologist and
the son ofThomas M. Cooley.
• He studied and went on to teach economics and sociology at the University of
Michigan.
• He was a founding member and the eighth president of theAmerican
Sociological Association.
• He is perhaps best known for his concept of the looking glass self, which is the
concept that a person's self grows out of society's interpersonal interactions and
the perceptions of others.

10. LOOKING GLASS SELF
• The looking-glass self is a social psychological concept, created by Charles
Horton Cooley in 1902.
• The concept of the "looking glass-self" is undoubtedly his most famous, and
is known and accepted by most psychologists and sociologists today.
• The term "looking glass self" was first used by Cooley in his work, Human
Nature and the Social Order in 1902.

11. STEPS OF LOOKING
GLASS SELF
• According to Cooley (1902), in his work Human Nature and the Social Order,
his "looking-glass self" involved three steps:
1) You imagine how you appear to the other person.
2) You imagine the judgment of the other person.
3) You feel some sense of pride, happiness guilt, of shame.