SOCPSY 1Z03 Lecture 5: Self and Identity
5 Feb 2018
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Our sense of who we are as individuals. "the actions of one individual and the individual toward whom the actions are intended are the same. Both the i and the me make up the self. An important step in acquiring a sense of self is learning one"s name as a child. "the process of imaginatively occupying the position of another person and viewing the self and the situation from the person"s perspective" Another important step in the development of self. Perception of self is based on the perception of others" perceptions. The image of our self is acquired through social relationships. More complex; taking on the roles of those around them. "a conception of the attitudes and expectations held in common by the members of the organized groups with whom they interact" When we imagine what the group expects of us, we are taking on the role of the generalized other.
