ucspol l4 exam

• This process defines individuals to others and themselves. Self concept is the sum of a person’s knowledge and understanding of his or herself.
• Stage of Development of the Social Mind

  1. Imitation

  2. Play

  3. Game

  4. Generalized Others
• Imitation


  The child starts with mimicking behaviors and actions of significant others around him or her
• Play


  The child takes different roles he or she observes in "adult" society, them out to gain an understanding of the different social roles
• Game


  The child must take the role of everyone else involved in. In the stage, the organization begins and definite personalities start to emerge
• Generalized Others


  Children begin to function in organized groups, and most importantly, to determine what they will do within a specific group
• Stage of Development of the Social Mind a. Imitation b. Play c. Game d. Generalized Others
• Identity Formation is the development of an individual’s distinct personality, which is regarded as a persisting entity in a particular stage of life by which a person is recognized or known