Subgroup Size
Small Group
Duration
1 hour
External Cost
NoLesson Plan
Source
Activity created by Dr. Kris Acheson-Clair, CILMAR, Purdue University, based on sociologist Charles Horton Cooley's (1902) concept of the Looking Glass Self.
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As a result of this activity, participants will be able to: 1. Compare and contrast how they see themselves and how they perceive others see them. 2. Discuss nuances of their hidden and visible identities and the stereotypes that other people seem to apply to them. 3. Identify examples of the Looking Glass Self process of self-image development in their own lives.