George Herbert Mead
A founder of symbolic interactionism, his work on the self, mind, and society emphasized the role of social interaction in shaping identity.
Quotes by George Herbert Mead
The self is a social unit.
The self is a social whole.
The self is a social totality.
The self is a social network.
The self is a social matrix.
The self is a social field.
The self is a social context.
The self is a social environment.
The self is a social world.
The self is a social universe.
The self is something which has a development; it is not initially there, at birth, but arises in the process of social experience and activity.
Social psychology has as its subject matter the social aspects of individual psychology.
The mind is a process in which the whole community of communication enters.
We are more than the sum of our actions.
The act of taking the role of the other is the essence of social interaction.
Society is the process of experiencing ourselves through others.
The 'I' is the response of the individual to the attitude of the community.
Intelligence is the ability to adjust to new situations.
The past is not a fixed entity but a reconstruction in the present.
Communication is the process by which the individual becomes socialized.