Study Guide for "The World as our Mirror"

The following includes a very broad set of questions to help you understand your assigned reading. You are responsible for material in the article that these questions may not directly address. That is, to do well on the quiz you must read the entire article at least once if not more than once. On the day of the quiz, you will have a five question multiple choice quiz in class. Study hard and enjoy understanding how the world can act as an mirror!

Which major theory in sociology would you use to understand Gwain's article?

Does Gwain believe that reality is an objective or subjective phenomenon?

What are this article's two premises?

What does Gwain mean when she says "problems are messages?"

Why is interpreting the reflection so difficult?

How can you "speed up" the process of changing yourself?

If someone is "dumping their anger on you" what does the author suggest you do?

Why do we people have other people who love them in their lives?

In short, describe the process of mirroring our feelings and how this process can lead to self-transformations?