• Symbolic interactionism was first brought to American sociology in the 1920s by the American philosopher George Herbert Mead, even though it stems from Max Weber's claim that people act following how they understand the meaning of their environment. In social psychology and micro-sociology, it is especially crucial. It is based on the American pragmatic philosophy, specifically the writings of George Herbert Mead, and serves as a pragmatic framework for understanding social interactions. Charles Horton Cooley and George Herbert Mead produced the idea of symbolic interaction. The looking-glass self is another connection between this idea and symbolic interactionism. Also, see self-esteem; generalized other. From: A Dictionary of Media and Communication, "Looking-Glass Self" a phrase coined by Cooley to describe how our social identity or self-worth is based on how we seem to other people, particularly our significant ones. We see ourselves as we think others see us. Fundamentally, it implies that to comprehend who we are, we must first try to comprehend how others perceive us and then utilize this understanding to mold our own unique identities. There are three parts to the concept:  The fantasies about one's appearance to other people. The perception of oneself as perceived by that individual. The emotions triggered by this fantasy. An example of looking glass self would be for someone to picture themselves receiving a nod of approval from a classmate for accurately responding to a question during class. This theory is interesting to me because there was a time in my life when I saw myself the way others might have thought about me.

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