Which sociologist distinguished between significant others and generalized others ?
Correct answer: B. George Herbert Mead
- A. Charles Horton Cooley
- B. George Herbert Mead
- C. Erving Goffman
- D. W.I Thomas
Explanation
George Herbert Mead distinguished the specific expectations of significant others from the broader expectations of the generalized other. Cooley is associated instead with the looking-glass self.
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