George Herbert Mead

#soc308

[George Herbert Mead @georgeherbym308]

If I were still alive today, I would apply my thoughts in order to promote change in regard to equality. Whether that be gender, racial, or other forms of equality. Bettering the interactions between people and things can better the equality between individuals. #soc308 10/10

[George Herbert Mead @georgeherbym308]

My symbolic interactionst views and theory of the self help with the patterns of social change within society. My beliefs help define why individuals act and think the way they do which is important to help understand interaction within society. #soc308 9/10

[George Herbert Mead @georgeherbym308]

I believe the "self" is made up of "I" and "Me." The "me" is representative of the expectations and attitudes of others, while "I" is the person's individuality. The self is developed from interaction and observation of one another. #soc308 8/10

[George Herbert Mead @georgeherbym308]

Day by day, I continue to wonder what really is the "self"?? And what makes this "self"? #soc308 7/10

[George Herbert Mead @georgeherbym308]

My biggest idea is the theory of the social self, based on the idea that each individual emerges from social interactions, such as observing or interacting with others. This idea is often referred to as The Self, "Me", & "I." #soc308 6/10

[George Herbert Mead @georgeherbym308]

In 1891, I put a halt on obtaining my PhD in order to take a teaching position in philosphy and psychology at the University of Michigan, where I met Charles Horton Cooley, John Dewey, and Alfred Lloyd, who became strong influences on the development of my thoughts. #soc308 5/10

[George Herbert Mead @georgeherbym308]

Our social world is constructed through the day to day behavior of our fellow humans. Society is the product of human behavior. This micro-level theory is called Symbolic Interactionism, often found to be associated with myself. #soc308 4/10

[George Herbert Mead @georgeherbym308]

Before my death, I never got around to publishing my work. Luckily, I had a group of dedicated students who published my writing titled "Mind, Self, and Society" based on my teachings, and is often credited as the basis of symbolic interactionism #soc308 #socialtheory 3/10

[George Herbert Mead @georgeherbym308]

I was born during the later half of The Civil War, and my life coincided with the Corporate Era in which many things were created such as the Standard Oil Company and the first electric streetcar system was being created in Chicago when I moved there to teach in 1894 #soc308 2/10

[George Herbert Mead @georgeherbym308]

I am the founder of American pragmatism and social psychology. I am often found to be associated with symbolic interactionism. I believe that one is not born with an identity of their self, but instead find it through social experience. #soc308 #socialtheory 1/10