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Question 1

Appeared in Year: 2014

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Using Mead՚s theory of symbolic interactions, discuss the stages in the formation of gender identity.

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Mead՚s Theory of Symbolic Interactions

  • Mead in his book “Mind, Self and Society” has developed the concept of ‘I’ and ‘Me’ . According to him ‘I’ represents the unsocialised self of the individual which develops at the early age of child. Usually in the early ages, alters or society treats in a very confident perception about themselves called ‘I’ .

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Question 2

Appeared in Year: 2015

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“Self and society are twin-born” Examine the statement of Mead.

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Self and Society

  • Mead in his book “Mind, Self and Society” has developed the concept of ‘I’ and ‘Me’ . According to him ‘I’ represents the unsocialised self of the individual which develops at the early age of child. Usually in the early ages, alters or society treats in a very confident perception about themselves called ‘I’ .
  • But over the period wh…

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Question 3

Appeared in Year: 2013

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Critically analyses the contribution of G. H. Mead to ‘symbolic interactionism’ . (Paper-1)

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G. H. Mead՚s Contribution to Symbolic Interactionism

  • George Herbert Mead has made important contributions to ‘Symbolic Interactionism’ through his theory of ‘Self and Identity’ . According to Mead, human thought, experience and conduct are essentially ‘social.’ They owe their nature to the fact that human beings interact in terms of ‘symbols’ , the …

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Question 4

Appeared in Year: 2018

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Do you think I and Me are central terms in Mead՚s work? (Paper-1)

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Central Terms in Mead՚s Work

  • Mead in his book “Mind, Self and Society” has developed the concept of ‘I’ and ‘Me’ . According to him ‘I’ represents the unsocialised self of the individual which develops at the early age of child. Usually in the early ages, alters or society treats in a very confident perception about themselves called ‘I’ .
  • But over t…

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Question 5

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Write short answers of the following questions in about 150 words each: 10 × 5 = 50 Marks

“The self is a product of socio-symbolic interaction, however it is not merely a passive reflection of the generalized other” . Critically examine this statement with reference to Mead.

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Mead and Symbolic Interactionism

  • George Herbert Mead has made important contributions to ‘Symbolic Interactionism’ through his theory of ‘Self and Identity’ . In his famous work entitled Mind, Self and Society, Mead analyzed the formation of individual self and the historical complexity of the development of ideas from the perspective known as symbo…

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Question 6

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Society concept is accorded priority in Mead՚s analysis. Discuss.

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Society Concept and Mead՚s Analysis

  • George Herbert Mead, a sociologist from the late 1800s, is well known for his theory of the social self, which includes the concepts of ‘self,’ ‘me,’ and ‘I.’
  • Mead ′ s work focuses on the way in which the self is developed. Mead ′ s theory of the social self is based on the perspective that the self emerges from so…

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Question 7

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The “development of the individual՚s self, and of his self- consciousness within the field of his experience” is pre-eminently social. Discuss in context of G. H Mead.

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G. H Mead and Development of the Individual՚s Self

  • In Mind, Self and Society Mead describes how the individual mind and self, arises out of the social process. Instead of approaching human experience in terms of individual psychology, Mead analyses experience from the “standpoint of communication as essential to the social order.” Individual psychol…

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