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The what - a phrase coined by who?

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The ‘looking glass self’ - a phrase coined by Charles Cooley

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The ‘looking glass self’ - a phrase coined by Charles Cooley.
Cooley stated that what?

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Cooley stated that an individual’s sense of self is shaped by their perceptions of how others see them

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The ‘looking glass self’ - a phrase coined by Charles Cooley.
Cooley stated that an individual’s sense of self is shaped by their perceptions of how others see them - ‘I am what?’

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Cooley stated that an individual’s sense of self is shaped by their perceptions of how others see them - ‘I am what you say I am’

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The ‘looking glass self’ - a phrase coined by Charles Cooley.
Cooley stated that an individual’s sense of self is shaped by their perceptions of how others see them - ‘I am what you say I am.’
As social beings, we seek what in the formation of our identities?

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As social beings, we seek the approval of others in the formation of our identities

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E G, an interactionalist, said that we are what?

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Erving Goffman, an interactionalist, said that we are ‘social actors’

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Erving Goffman, an interactionalist, said that we are ‘social actors,’ with what?

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Erving Goffman, an interactionalist, said that we are ‘social actors,’ with a:

  1. Front stage (who you think I am)
  2. Backstage (who I really am)
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Identity

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Identity is:

  1. A sense of self
  2. How individuals see themselves and how they are seen by others
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Identity is a sense of self and how individuals see themselves and how they are seen by others.
Jeffrey Weeks claimed that ‘identity is about what?’

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Jeffrey Weeks claimed that ‘identity is about:

  1. Belonging
  2. What you have in common with some people
  3. What differentiates you from others’
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Most sociologists argue that we are what into our identity?

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Most sociologists argue that we are socialised into our identity

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Most sociologists argue that we are socialised into our identity through what?

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Most sociologists argue that we are socialised into our identity through agents of:
1. Primary
2. Secondary
socialisation

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Most sociologists argue that we are socialised into our identity through agents of primary and secondary socialisation.
We have multiple identities, such as what?

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We have multiple identities, such as:
1. Social class
2. Gender
3. Ethnic
4. Age
identities
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Factors that make up your identity are what?

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Factors that make up your identity are CHANGEDS:
C = Class
H = Hybrid identity
A = Age
N = Nationality
G = Gender
E = Ethnicity
D = Disability
S = Sexuality