W.I Thomas Quote Make Sense?

Question

Hey Guys! Can Anyone Help My With This Sociology Quote? Any Help is Appreciated! "If men define situations as real, then there are real consequences." Thanks!

Answer 1

It's from the "looking glass self perspective" and explains how we gain identity/self-concept through the receipt of messages we get from others, as we perceive them.  

1.We imagine how we appear to others

2. We imagine what their judgment of that appearance must be

3. We develop some self-feeling, such as pride or mortification, as a result of our imagining others' judgment