self, society, culture Flashcards
Five characteristics of self?
Seperate, self contained and independent, consistent, unitary, private
What is seperate?
self is distinct to others, unique and has its own identity
Self contained and independent?
In itself it can exist, the distinctness allows it to be self contained with its own thoughts
Consistent?
Self’s traits, characteristics that is more or less the same
Unitary?
Center of all experiences and thought that run through a certain person
Private?
Person’s information, thought processess within the self. Whole process is never accessible to anyone but the self
Social constructionist persective
Merged view of person and social context
Capable of morphing and fitting
self is capable into morphing and fitting itself into any circumstances it finds itself in
French Anthropologist
Marcel Mauss
Moi
A person’s sense of who he is, his body
Personne
What it means to be who he is
What is language?
It has something to do with our culture and has a tremendous effect in our crafting the self
More than his givenness
One is believed to be in active participation of shaping the self
It is mediated by language
Unending terrain of metamorphosis of the self is mediated by language
Mead and Vygotsky
human person’s develop with the use of language, acquisition, and interaction with others
