L-2 The self, the society, & the Culture

The self

it is commonly defined as separate, self contained & independent, consistent, unitary & private

Characteristics of self

Separate, Self-contained & Independent, Consistent, Unitary, Private

Separate

the self itself is distinct & unique from other selves

Self-contained & Independent

the self can exist within itself with its own thoughts & volition

Consistent

it has an enduring personality that allows it to be studied & measured

Unitary

the self itself is the center of all experiences & thoughts that happened at a person

Private

each person can process thoughts internally, and it is inaccessible to others

Marcel Mauss

an Anthropologist that explains the paradox of being the same person while adapting to different contexts through two concepts: Moi & Personne

Moi

it is a person's basic identity, a sense of who they are

Personne

the social concepts, an identity enforced by society, expectations of how to behave based on the society structure

Language

a vital site where the individual & social words "make & remake each other"

The Mind & Language (Mead & Vygotsky)

Both theorists treat the human mind as something made & constituted through languages because it is the medium to experience the external world

Internal Dialogue (Mead & Vygotsky)

some of the examples of this are the human thought process, especially if someone faces moral dilemmas

In

according to both theorists, a person's development is based on their environment

Family

is the primary social institution in which the development of a person starts within

Gender

a locus of the self subject to alteration