Question

Cooley's looking-glass self refers to Select one: a. our fetish with examining ourselves in a mirror. b. a process by which we view ourselves as we believe others see us. c. a process by which we mirror our views of others to them. d. the process in which we "ape" the behavior of others around us.

Answer 1

b. a process by which we view ourselves as we believe others see us.

Step-by-step explanation:

In sociology, the term "looking-glass self" was first introduced by sociologist Charles Cooley and it states that the image we have of ourselves is a reflection of:

• our own self-reflection and
• the ideas other people have of ourselves.

Thanks to these two interactions (ourselves and the others) we start having an idea of who we are and define ourselves based on these two views to form our own self. In other words, our self is the result of our interactions with other people.

Therefore, Cooley's looking-glass self refers to b. a process by which we view ourselves as we believe others see us.