Introduction The philosopher George H. Mead theories in the ‘Mind, Self and Society’ about the anatomy of the self as social structure and specifically about the development of assuming roles. The following summarizes the argument presented by Mead and draws comparisons between his ideas about the self as a social structure and a few theorists, in particular, those of Carl Rogers and Julie Hobson. In this critical analysis, I will initially recount in a summary on Meads main concept on language, play, and game; I will also examine and review the article from a critical standpoint and include my own interpretation of Meads theories.
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Mead describes the process in which we initially use language to develop self, and once acquired …show more content…
"The game represents the passage in the life of the child from taking the role of others in play to the organized part that is essential to self-consciousness in the full sense of the term" (Mead, 2014). The textbook describes how games are different from play because in, order for children to participate in a game, they have to develop the ability to understand the role that they will be playing, the roles of the other players and how the roles in a game are related to one another. The also must understand the rules that need to be followed for the game to …show more content…
Mead presents readers with thought-provoking analysis on the development of the self through language, play, and games. First, Language allows individuals to take on the “role of the other” and allows them to respond to his or her own actions in terms of the attitudes of others reactions. Second, the child takes on different roles that they have observed in adult society and pretends to be those roles in order to gain an understanding of different social roles and expectations. Lastly, develop the ability to understand the role that they will be playing, the roles of the other players and how the roles in a game are related to one another. However, according to Carl Rogers individuals strive for answers to the questions, Julie Hobson self is fragmented as opposed to whole. In my opinion, I believe that Meads interpretation is vital because I think that in order for children to learn and grow, Therefore, the games that children play and roles that they assume through these, help them to do so. As well as providing them with the necessary organizational tools to develop and understand how the roles change as they grow
Summary
Mead describes the process in which we initially use language to develop self, and once acquired …show more content…
"The game represents the passage in the life of the child from taking the role of others in play to the organized part that is essential to self-consciousness in the full sense of the term" (Mead, 2014). The textbook describes how games are different from play because in, order for children to participate in a game, they have to develop the ability to understand the role that they will be playing, the roles of the other players and how the roles in a game are related to one another. The also must understand the rules that need to be followed for the game to …show more content…
Mead presents readers with thought-provoking analysis on the development of the self through language, play, and games. First, Language allows individuals to take on the “role of the other” and allows them to respond to his or her own actions in terms of the attitudes of others reactions. Second, the child takes on different roles that they have observed in adult society and pretends to be those roles in order to gain an understanding of different social roles and expectations. Lastly, develop the ability to understand the role that they will be playing, the roles of the other players and how the roles in a game are related to one another. However, according to Carl Rogers individuals strive for answers to the questions, Julie Hobson self is fragmented as opposed to whole. In my opinion, I believe that Meads interpretation is vital because I think that in order for children to learn and grow, Therefore, the games that children play and roles that they assume through these, help them to do so. As well as providing them with the necessary organizational tools to develop and understand how the roles change as they grow