Author Question: Describe the looking-glass self and explain why it may be a distorted way of viewing one's self. ... (Read 40 times)

sarasara · **on:** Jul 1, 2018

Describe the looking-glass self and explain why it may be a distorted way of viewing one's self.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

According to the conflict perspective, nation-states exist primarily to

a. serve the interests of a society's elite.
b. eliminate tensions between social classes.
c. solve the Hobbesian problem of order.
d. perpetuate competition for warm-water ports.
e. establish the legitimacy of charismatic authority.

durant1234 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 1, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Because the looking-glass self comes from our imaginations, based on our perceptions of others' judgments of us. Human perception is notoriously imperfect; thus, what we imagine others think of us is also likely to be distorted. In addition, others could be sending us misleading signals regarding what they think of us.

Answer to Question 2

A