George Herbert Mead came up with the ideas of the
generalized other, self, and I & me.
What I find to be the most interesting out of the three is I and me. It
really is a concept that a lot of people think about at least once in their
lives, others can have occur very frequently.
Is how we see ourselves going to be the same as other peoples see ourselves?
Would their input change your outlook?
Mead is able to talk a look at this overall concept of ‘I’ and me in two
parts. I can part of a person processes
things subjectively while the ‘me ‘side will process things objectively. To sum it up easily this is the bases of this
concept but it is really an interesting when you think about it. How many times have you found yourself biting
your tongue because you want to say something pretty mean but know you shouldn’t? Or what about that person that is just seems
like an ass and says things that are just rude or idiotic. Mead’s idea of I and
Me gives a great explanation.
For example when something is said to that is just out
rightly dumb or just an opinion that you couldn’t agree less with. At first when you hear this inside your head
you think ‘Wow that was the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard, this person is an
idiot’, but you refrain yourself saying this because you’re me side is really
evolved from society norms. Also you wouldn’t want to hear something mean like
that so also you have a society norm of treating others how you would like to
be treated. Most of the time your
objective me said will come in and say something nice that isn’t offensive. And
maybe if your I part of you says that rude thing then your that guy!
Overall Mead makes some great points showing us that really
the me said is a socially constructed concept, because what if we just said
exactly what came to mind all the time?
Probably wouldn’t have the best outcomes so as humans we overcome this
and keep those thoughts in, for the most part.
Here is a funny example of how we use me but then said our I
when the person is gone
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