Sociological Perspectives

The looking glass theory has taught me that I put myself sometimes in other people’s perspectives. I do this to assess how people judge me as a person. Especially in new groups where I am not yet comfortable with. I can assess whether I feel a sense of pride or shame from these impressions and judgement of others. I have made society as my looking glass self. From that presumed judgement, I am able to understand how to act accordingly. What the group finds acceptable and what they don’t. Understanding this, I also make sure that I want to act as myself. I don’t want to display someone who I am not. I want to be my own unique individual.