Which of the following used the phrase looking-glass self to emphasize that the self is the product of our social interactions with other people ?
Correct answer: B. Charles Horton Cooley
- A. George Herbert Mead
- B. Charles Horton Cooley
- C. Erving Goffman
- D. Harry Harlow
Explanation
Charles Horton Cooley coined the idea of the looking-glass self, in which people develop self-image by imagining how others see and judge them. Mead also explained the social development of the self, but he did not use this phrase.
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