This quote from Charles Cooley explains the looking-glass self theory in his own words. In the words of Stienburg and Angelopulo (2015) the looking-glass self is the development of self-concept which is founded on the fact that people evaluate themselves based on the feedback from others, or based on how people think others perceive them. These so called “reflected perceptions” are formed during our interactions with those around us, whether they be close friends and family or complete strangers. A concept that was formed by Mead in 1934 is the theory of a “generalised other”. This theory is made up of specific impressions that people receive from society around them, which reflect the values, beliefs and experiences of this particular society
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Social comparison theory
People are motivated to obtain a particular assessment of themselves by finding out what their abilities and opinions are in comparison with other people around them. People get a sense of legitimacy and peace of mind by comparing themselves in important aspects in their lives that are also seen in the others that they are comparing themselves with (Psychology notes HQ, 2013).
According to Steinburg and Angelopulo (2015), social comparison is how we develop our self-concept by using other people as a resource to asses ourselves by. People use their peers especially when they are making judgements on themselves. This is where they asses and compare their abilities, talents and attributes.
There are two types of social comparisons. In the first case people tend to make comparisons with others to find out what they have in common with or what they have different from others. People look g=for things like religion, age, gender, race, etc. When there is some commonality people will feel more comfortable with those people that have those common characteristics. Once people have found others that they have things in common with, they start to measure themselves to those other people. “Am I as good as that person?” This is probably the most asked question by people while comparing themselves to others (Stienburg and Angelopulo,
Social comparison theory
People are motivated to obtain a particular assessment of themselves by finding out what their abilities and opinions are in comparison with other people around them. People get a sense of legitimacy and peace of mind by comparing themselves in important aspects in their lives that are also seen in the others that they are comparing themselves with (Psychology notes HQ, 2013).
According to Steinburg and Angelopulo (2015), social comparison is how we develop our self-concept by using other people as a resource to asses ourselves by. People use their peers especially when they are making judgements on themselves. This is where they asses and compare their abilities, talents and attributes.
There are two types of social comparisons. In the first case people tend to make comparisons with others to find out what they have in common with or what they have different from others. People look g=for things like religion, age, gender, race, etc. When there is some commonality people will feel more comfortable with those people that have those common characteristics. Once people have found others that they have things in common with, they start to measure themselves to those other people. “Am I as good as that person?” This is probably the most asked question by people while comparing themselves to others (Stienburg and Angelopulo,