GEORGE HERBERT MEAD
George Herbert Mead: Social Interaction and the Creation of Identity
Much of George Herbert Mead’s concept of the “generalized other,” in which an individual develops expectations about actions within a given set of social parameters, is reflected in the writings of philosophers and behavioral theorists such as Adam Smith and John Dewey. Smith postulated that people interact with society based on an idea of how others view them. Dewey, a pioneer in the theory of pragmatism, held that people regard objects and actions within the context of their usefulness, or their practical applicability (Appelrouth and Edles, p. 312). These two ...
