Looking Glass Self Theory

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With relation to the question, one topic of study that might interest both sociologist and psychologist is how some students feel that they are entitled to go into a school because they come from a certain background and school. (See, 2013).
A psychologist is a person who studies personality, which comprises consistent and distinct behavioural traits, which are expressed externally, and emotional traits, which are possessed internally. Psychologists also attempt to understand socialization, a process that teaches individuals how to be accepted into a society by incorporating rules, values or norms for better adaptation. A sociologist however, would be primarily interested in social stratification & how the society is divided into class, status and power which are distributed to different groups in the society.
When students feel that they are entitled to go a school because of their background being better than others, it can be explained by the Looking Glass Self Theory. It explains you’re your self-image is determined by how others see you (Gould & Howson, 2014).They feel confident when others look up to you. According to socialization, they must meet the requirement of the group of people of certain background to fit in, causing closed circles. They might feel it is the norm of that group to get the certain school because everyone of that group is getting it, affecting their self-esteem (emotional trait) if they don’t.
A sociologist will also find this topic interesting because of how the individual believes he is of a higher status than others. Status is defined as a prestige a person or group feels that could be formed through education, money, background, popularity etc. When someone who feels that their better background ...

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