Identity construction: Cooley's looking-glass self and Mead's stages of self

What this note covers

1. Identity as something built, not given
2. Cooley's looking-glass self
3. Mead's play stage
4. Mead's game stage
5. The generalised other
6. Connecting Cooley and Mead
7. How identity construction is examined

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