looking-glass self

[ look-ing-glas, -glahs ]

noun

, Sociology.

1. the self-image an individual forms by imagining what others think of their behavior and appearance.

Example Sentences

The comparison with a looking-glass self hardly suggests the second element, the imagined judgment, which is quite essential.

From Project Gutenberg

What do you understand Cooley to mean by the looking-glass self?

From Project Gutenberg