Selective Power Point SlidesDr. William Marsiglio

Society and the Individual

Mead’s Theoretical Model of Mind, Self, and Society

Society (organized social community characterized by members’ intersubjectivity)

Selfhood: reflexivity (subject and object), developmental phases—imitation, play, and game

Mind: acquired when person uses symbols, not merely signs; process involves internal conversation of significant gestures

Taking the role of the other: interpret meaning

Significant gestures: respond to perceived intent

Social acts (minimal social grouping)

• Think of two platonic friends whom you’ve met since graduating from high school, and have known for roughly the same amount of time, but one (Friend A) you consider to be a close friend and the other (Friend B) is not.

• List 1-2 significant favors you have done for “A” that you have NOT done for “B”.

• List 1-2 significant favors “A” has done for you that “B” has NOT done for you.

• Name 1-2 new and different favors that you might ask “A” to do but would probably not ask “B” to do.

• Describe what led you to be willing to have certain types of exchanges (favors) with “A” that you don’t have with “B”?

Exercise to Illustrate Symbolic Exchange and Relationship Between SI and SE

Physical Copresence

Common Emotional

Mood

Common Focus of Attention and

Mutual Awareness

Group Membership

Symbols

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IRC MODEL

Stratified: power/resources

Civil War Re-enactment Footage

Person A Person B

InteractionRitual

Interaction Ritual Encounter

Market opportunitiesCultural capitalEmotional energy

Market opportunitiesCultural capitalEmotional energy

Amygdala

Self Structure: Master Identity/Core

Godly Man

Husband

Neighbor

FatherWorker

Friend

Self Structure: Hierarchy

Romantic Partner

Friend

Student

Son/Daughter

Worker

Activist

Student

Worker

Activist

Son/Daughter

Friend

Romantic Partner

High School Senior

CollegeJunior

Self Structure: Balanced/Hierarchy

Romantic Partner Friend Student

Son/Daughter

Worker

Activist

Contingent on Situation

Reflected Appraisals

Identity Settings“Self Meanings”

View of identities as cybernetic control systems

Congruency Adjustment

a) Behaviorb) Perceptions

Desired State

Few PeopleMany Threads

Many PeopleMany Threads

Many PeopleFew Threads

First Doubts

First Doubts--organizational changes--burnout--changes in relationships--events

Negative Reactions of others

Reevaluate situation, temporarily halt doubting process

Seek out individuals toreinforce doubts

Cuing behavior

Negative interpretation of subsequent events

Reinforcement of doubts

Positive reactions of others

Seeking rolealternatives

Further reinforcement of doubts

Seeking Alternatives

Conscious cuing

Negative social support Interrupt or

retard process

Positive socialsupport

Realization of freedom choice

More seriousweighing ofpros and consof specific choices

Focus onspecificchoice

Shifting referencegroups

Rolerehearsal

Turning point

Turning Point

Turning points--specific events--final straw--time factors--either or situations

Announcement to others

Reduction of cognitive dissonance

Mobilization of resources

“the vacuum”NewBridges

Roleexit

Model 3

Interaction Rituals

Personal Well-Being

And Development

Dynamic Aspects of Relationshipsa) Development b) Decision-making dialectics

Primary Network Propertiesa) Sizeb) Kin/Non kin ratioc) Overlapd) Substitutability

Model 4

[Interaction] Rituals

Personal Well-BeingAnd

Development

Dynamic Aspects of Relationshipsa) Developmentb) Decision-making dialectics

Primary Network Properties

Factors Affecting Person’s Ability to

Control Life

Societal Context: Cultural/Structural

Processes and Patterns

Social Movements, Interest Groups, and Secondary Networks