Question 1
Are we prisoners of socialization? Why or why not?Question 2
Charles Cooley summarized his idea of the looking-glass self in a rhymed couplet. What was the couplet, and what does it mean?Answer 1
We are not prisoners of socialization. Socialization is very powerful. But we have a self. The self is a vigorous, essential part of our being. It allows us to act on our environment. We are each actively involved in the construction of the self. We influence our socialization as we make choices.Answer 2
Each to each a looking-glass / Reflects the other that doth pass. We see ourselves as we think others see us, and even if our perceptions are not correct, we form a conception of ourselves from them nonetheless.