SELF & COOLEY’S

LOOKING GLASS SELF.

Presented by: HUZAIFA MUSHTAQ (1611-312003).

Presented to: Ma’am NASREEN IQBAL.

 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.
 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.) .
TYPES OF SELF
 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?

 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?“
 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.
 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.
 CHARLES COOLEY
• Charles Cooley (August 17, 1864 – May 8, 1929) was an American sociologist and
the son of Thomas 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 the American
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.
 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.
 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.