George Herbert Mead Paper

Abstract
This paper is about George Herbert Mead. This paper talks about his life and what he offered as sociology theorist. George mead also looked up to many people in his life. There were a lot of different sites that talked about his life and what he struggled with. In this paper I talk about what he believed developed one’s self. He talks about the steps that children go through to define one’s self. There were several steps in the process. In the paper I go through the steps. In this paper I also describes my thoughts on his theory. I never thought about the steps or process of defining who we are. I honestly thought we were born knowing who we were. Reading about his theory was very interesting. Mead opened my eyes to the other possibilities.

He worked as a grade school teacher and surveyor for a railroad company, then he enrolled at Harvard University in 1887 and he studied philosophy and sociology (“Learn About Pragmatist Sociologist George Herbert Mead”, 2015). Mead marched in support of women's suffrage, served as a treasurer for the Settlement House movement, he was involved in civic matters in Chicago, and supported progressive causes ("George Herbert Mead”, 2015). George Herbert Mead struggled with his religious beliefs for a while after college. At Harvard he studied with Josiah Royce, a philosopher deeply indebted to G.W.F. Hegel, who left a lasting impression on Mead ("George Herbert Mead”, 2015). Mead was directly exposed to major currents of European thought when he studied in Germany from 1888–1891, taking a course from Wilhelm Dilthey and immersing himself in Wilhelm Wundt's research ("George Herbert Mead”, 2015). Mead also became a naturalist. Mead was most concerned with theorizing how