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This 7 page paper discusses Cooley’s and Baumeister’s theories with regard to how we form our opinion of ourselves. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. American Womens Unsatisfactory Perception of Self Research Compiled for The
Paper Store, Inc. by K. Von Huben 5/2010 Please Introduction Its no secret that media today have a great, and perhaps
unhealthy, influence on society. Unstable audience members have fantasy relationships with movie stars and violent films, on rare occasions, inspire unsound people to copy them. But perhaps the most pervasive
influences are the more subtle ones. The media today presents images of people and labels them "desirable," "hot," "sexy," "popular" and so on. The images thus presented have become the
"norm" for what society considers attractive; unfortunately, these looks are not achievable for most people, leading to lowered self-esteem and unrealistic expectations. The paper considers American womens unsatisfactory self-perception, with
particular attention to Cooleys "looking glass self" theory. Discussion The idea of self-esteem plays a large part in self-perception; in fact, according to the Mayo Clinic, it is "your overall
perception of yourself - how you honestly feel about yourself with all of your successes, abilities, flaws and limits" (Self-esteem check: Too low, too high or just right?, 2009 -
hereafter "Self-esteem check, 2009"). People with healthy levels of self-esteem feel good about themselves and believe they deserve others respect (Self-esteem check, 2009). But those with low self-esteem place little
value on their ideas and opinions and worry that they are not "good enough" (Self-esteem check, 2009). People begin to develop a sense of self-esteem early in life; and
among the factors that influence its development the first one on the list is "other peoples reactions to you" (Self-esteem check, 2009). Other factors include ones own "thoughts and perceptions"
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