Big Ideas Of Social Psychology

What is social psychology? According to your textbook, what are some big ideas in social psychology? What effect do these ideas have on behaviors?
Social psychology is the influences from our situations and how we view and are affected by one another (p.4). Even though it is fairly a young science, it makes sense because the studies that were resulted from the last century are warranted. We have evolved from how we think to what others think about us are more of a concern in society. When I think of what the text book was stating about how we have evolved with asking questions on why we do the things we do. Also what makes us do those things are important as well. Look at our society right now, a lot of people are hurting because they had
According to Cooley (1902), As we see our face, figure, and dress in the glass, and are interested in them because they are ours, and pleased or otherwise with them according as they do or do not answer to what we should like them to be; so in imagination we perceive in another's mind some thought of our appearance, manners, aims, deeds, character, friends, and so on, and are variously affected by it. When we are labeled as smart or gifted then we should think of ourselves the same way and have the behavior as well (p.41). The looking glass self, shouldn’t be important because what should it matter what someone else thinks of us. All that should matter is what we think of ourselves. In society that perception is totally wrong because the emphasis is on what others think of us is more important. I don’t agree with how others percieve me because it is not important to me. I do care about what I think of myself and I am harder on myself than anyone can be on me. It is the fact of life I take responsibility of what I do and for my own actions. I believe it would be a better world if people would only focus on themselves, but we don’t live in a perfect