Before revision: It is the general notion that a person has of the common expectations that others have about actions and thoughts within a particular society, and thus serves to clarify their relation to the other as a representative member of a shared social system.John O'Neill, Sociology as a Skin Trade (London 1972) p. 169 Any time that an actor tries to imagine what is expected of them, they are taking on the perspective of the generalized other.
After revision: mayIt is the general notion that a person has of the common expectations that others have about actions and thoughts within a particular society, and thus serves to clarify their relation to the other as a representative member of a shared social system.John O'Neill, Sociology as a Skin Trade (London 1972) p. 169 Any time that an actor tries to imagine what is expected of them, they are taking on the perspective of the generalized other.