Summary Of George Herbert Mead's Lens

Our readings this week focused on gender and race and how society views these matters. George Herbert Mead relates to these readings by his sociological theories on self and communication amongst society. He focused on common gestures/body language used when communicating, and how this affects the conversation you are trying to convey. Many people can come across as standoffish and unapproachable just by the way they are standing, nodding their head, or even the look on their face. How we interpret these unconscious symbols being conveyed by others and react to them are considered significant symbols (Cronk, 2002).
I think the correlation between Mr. Meads work and this week’s gender/race studies are how we perceive one another. We