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According to Charles Horton Cooley, we develop a self-concept:

a. by inheriting genetic characteristics from our parents.
b. by interpreting our feelings about ourselves.
c. by interpreting how others think about us.
d. by learning self-discipline.

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The correct answer is letter C

In Charles Horton Cooley's studies, imagination is designated as the stage of social relationship, being the foundation of human sociability due to its interactivity power. Based on an interpretation of imaginary childhood friends, Cooley concludes that sociology must not only study society from the point of view of the imagination, but must make it its object first. The purpose of the present work is to briefly expose the characteristics and social roles attributed by Cooley to the imagination.

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