understood as a disposition of basic personality features acquired mostly during childhood

There are two ways in which the concept of self is viewed in different societies:

self is seen as an autonomous and distinct individual. Each person is defined as a replica of all humanity but capable of acting independently from others.

self is contingent on a situation or social setting. This is a view of the self that is context-dependent

features of a person’s identity that he or she chooses to emphasize in constructing a social self.

do not consider an infant as a true human until a name is given, only when he or she is around two years old

name their infants soon after birth. The baby receives the paternal given name as its last name (patronyms). The boy’s name is added with a suffix sen and the girl’s name with dottir.

children inherit their mother’s family name (matronyms).

children are named after their deceased relatives and other people with admirable qualities which they believe will be helpful for their character formation.

common practice of Catholic parents to name their children after saint, with the thought that by bearing a sacred name, their child will be blessed and protected throughout life.

people detach from their former identity to another.

The bride walking down the aisle to be “given away” by the parents to the groom implies the separation from one’s family to become part of a new one.

person transitions from one identity to another.

The wedding ceremony itself is the process of transition of the bride and groom from singlehood to married life.

the change in one’s status is officially incorporated.

three-phased rite of passage

characterize interaction in which there is a discrepancy between the identity a person claims to possess and the identity attributed to that person by others.

paternal name as its last name

mothers family name

scientific study of social groups and human relationships generates new insights into the interconnectedness between the self and other people.

looking glass self

charles horton cooley

theory of social self

george herbert mead

human behavior is influenced by?

people whom a person interacts with become a mirror in which he or she views himself or herself.

Self-identity or self-image is achieved through a threefold event which begins by…

I

subjective element

objective element

me

spontaneous and unique traits of individual

represents the internalized attitudes and demands of other people

when she or she performs his or her particular role, he/she become…?

children imitate the people around them, especially family members with whom they have daily interaction.

preparatory stage (range sa age)

During this stage, children are just preparing for role-taking.

children start to view themselves in relation to others as they learn to communicate through language and other symbols.

play stage (age range)

At this stage, the self is developing.

(begins in the early school years; about 8 or 9 years old)

game stage (year range)

children understand not only their own social position but also those of others around them.

During this stage, the self is now present.