<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article is written like a research paper or scientific journal that may use overly technical terms or may not be written like an encyclopedic article . Please help improve it by rewriting it in an encyclopedic style . (December 2014) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article is written like a research paper or scientific journal that may use overly technical terms or may not be written like an encyclopedic article . Please help improve it by rewriting it in an encyclopedic style . (December 2014) </Td> </Tr> <P> The looking - glass self is a social psychological concept introduced by Charles Horton Cooley in 1902 (McIntyre 2006). The concept of the no - glass self describes the development of one's self and of one's identity through one's interpersonal interactions within the context of society . Cooley clarified that society is an interweaving and inter-working of mental selves . The term "looking glass self" was coined by Cooley in his work, Human Nature and the Social Order in 1902 . </P> <P> The looking - glass self has three major components and is unique to humans (Shaffer 2005). According to Lisa McIntyre's The Practical Skeptic: Core Concepts in Sociology, the concept of the looking - glass self expresses the tendency for one to understand oneself through their own understanding of the perception which others may hold of them . This process is theorized to develop one's sense of identity . Therefore identity, or self, is the result of learning to see ourselves as others do (Yeung & Martin 2003). </P>

Who gave the concept of looking glass self