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Use this reference also: Appelrouth, S., & Edles, L. D. (2010). Sociological Theory in the Contemporary Era: Text and Readings (2 ed.). Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications.

in response to the below do this: pose a question and provide an alternative point-of-view

forum to respond to is this below:

Mead's theory of self differed from the behaviorist that one learns through external stimuli. Mead's ideas were more rooted in one's mind than coming from outside sources.

In his theory the role of the individual is an object and not an individual during the social act. This all goes through one's mind before they decide to make a decision on something to do or participate in some social act. Which is very different than behaviorist who believe that one's behavior is constructed by outside forces and a person can be molded into any kind of person under that right circumstances.

As our text states Mead's theory of Significant Gestures is "an internal dialogue of words and actions whose meanings are shared by all those involved in a social act. In this internal conversation, the individual becomes an object to him- or herself through "taking the attitude of the other," and arouses in his or her own mind the same responses to one's potential action that are aroused in other persons.

Individuals then shape their actions on the basis of the imagined responses they attribute to others( Appelrouth, S., & Edles, L. D., pg 177) This means one imagines the kind of response an action will get from other people involved in the social act. Based on this the person determines how they will act in a particular situation.