Mead - Self and identity
Key points
- Mind self and society
- Symbolic interaction
- I and Me concept
- Identity formation
Previous year questions
Questions asked from this topic in UPSC Sociology Optional:
- Can Merton's reference group theory be relevant in understanding identity making' in digital world? Explain
- Is reference group theory a universally applicable model? Elucidate.
- With suitable examples, explain how conformity and deviance coexist in a society as propounded by R.K. Merton.
- What are the reactions of R.K Merton to the functionalism of social anthropologists? Bring on the limitations of latent functions.
- How according to Merton, are deviant subcultures generated?
- Analyse the manifest and latent functions of ‘security of the tenure of the bureaucrats’ in the light of Merton’s Theory.
- How could one use Merton’s concept of deviance to understand the traffic problems in urban area?