Question

Imagine you are interviewing teenagers in order to understand how they develop their sense of self. Which of the following statements can be classified as a statement of self that could be attributed to the concept of the looking-glass concept?

Riding the bus is lame. It just takes so long when I could be doing other things.
I'm no good at geometry. Whenever I answer questions wrong in class, the teacher looks at me like I'm stupid and other students laugh at me.
I love playing chess. I'm not so great, but all my friends are in the chess club.
I really don't like swimming. The chlorine makes my feet peel and being in the pool with all those people is just gross.
I'm no good at geometry. Whenever I answer questions wrong in class, the teacher looks at me like I'm stupid and other students laugh at me.

Answer 1

Answer:

I'm no good at geometry. Whenever I answer questions wrong in class, the teacher looks at me like I'm stupid and other students laugh at me

Explanation:

As developed by Charles Horton Cooley in 1902, the looking-glass self is a social psychological concept suggests that a person's self "judgement" is developed out of society's interpersonal interactions and the perceptions of others. In other words stating that we develop our self based on the judgements of others. This is reflected in the statement above

where the student believes he is "no good at geometry" because others laugh and believe he is "no good at geometry"