p. 17
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The social self is simply any idea, or system of ideas, drawn from the communicative life, that the mind cherishes as its own.
— Charles Cooley
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "Charles Cooley" (Quotes, Human Nature and the Social Order, 1902: Charles Horton Cooley (1902). Human Nature and the Social Order, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons; Revised ed. 1922; 1964)
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About Charles Cooley
Charles Horton Cooley (August 17, 1864 – May 7, 1929) was an American sociologist, Professor of Economics and Sociology at the University of Michigan, and founding member of the American Sociological Association, known for his concept of the looking glass self, which is the concept that a person's self grows out of society's interpersonal interactions and the perceptions of others.
About Charles Cooley
Charles Horton Cooley (August 17, 1864 – May 7, 1929) was an American sociologist, Professor of Economics and Sociology at the University of Michigan, and founding member of the American Sociological Association, known for his concept of the looking glass self, which is the concept that a person's self grows out of society's interpersonal interactions and the perceptions of others.
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