Happy, caring, and loving is something that I am very passionate about being and something that I would like not only myself to view myself as, but for others to view me as too. I noticed these words came up in almost every list that I made, and why I think and feel this way is what I am going to discuss throughout this paper. Not only am I passionate about being the best person that I can be, but also I was raised this way. I am always thinking of the other person and always worried about the other person’s feelings and although this may sound nice, it is also one of my biggest downfalls because your own happiness should always come first.
Along with the few similarities that there are, there are also a few differences between these lists. …show more content…
For example, my mom is a mother and a teacher. This ties into Stryker’s identity theory, which puts your important roles in order from top to bottom on which steers you, the most. I believe that the social learning theory goes well with this question too, because these are the things that you learn from people around you, which sometimes can change the way you dress, look, talk, and do things, depending on what is trending in the society, etc. Those features help you understand the image of yourself, which is continuously changing throughout your …show more content…
In the book it states that the most important “looking glasses” for children are their parents and immediate family, and later on it becomes their playmates. These people are the ones that have the greatest influence on the child’s self-concepts. It also states in the book, “the changing images of self we acquire throughout our lives depend on the social relationships we develop” (Pg. 122). This leads into a bigger conversation (that we discussed in class today) about how as children acquire digital devices; these provide another source of feedback about the self, which also explains, (when I mentioned before) why my parents have a whole different mindset than I do, because they never had digital devices back in their
Along with the few similarities that there are, there are also a few differences between these lists. …show more content…
For example, my mom is a mother and a teacher. This ties into Stryker’s identity theory, which puts your important roles in order from top to bottom on which steers you, the most. I believe that the social learning theory goes well with this question too, because these are the things that you learn from people around you, which sometimes can change the way you dress, look, talk, and do things, depending on what is trending in the society, etc. Those features help you understand the image of yourself, which is continuously changing throughout your …show more content…
In the book it states that the most important “looking glasses” for children are their parents and immediate family, and later on it becomes their playmates. These people are the ones that have the greatest influence on the child’s self-concepts. It also states in the book, “the changing images of self we acquire throughout our lives depend on the social relationships we develop” (Pg. 122). This leads into a bigger conversation (that we discussed in class today) about how as children acquire digital devices; these provide another source of feedback about the self, which also explains, (when I mentioned before) why my parents have a whole different mindset than I do, because they never had digital devices back in their