Gecas and Schwalbe are critical of the idea of the looking-glass self, arguing it depicts humans as

a. power-hungry money grubbers.
b. suffering from low self-esteem.
c. argumentative and excessively critical persons.
d. individuals responsible for their own actions.
e. oversocialized and passive conformists.


E

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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