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    George Herbert Mead argued that children develop a sense of self through social interaction and learning the norms and values of society. Children first learn to take on the perspectives of specific individuals like parents, but then develop the ability to understand the perspective of society as a whole, which Mead called the "generalized other." Play is important for learning to see from others' perspectives. The self develops in three stages - first reacting to specific individuals, then learning different roles through play, and finally understanding the expectations of the larger group.

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    George Herbert Mead argued that children develop a sense of self through social interaction and learning the norms and values of society. Children first learn to take on the perspectives of specific individuals like parents, but then develop the ability to understand the perspective of society as a whole, which Mead called the "generalized other." Play is important for learning to see from others' perspectives. The self develops in three stages - first reacting to specific individuals, then learning different roles through play, and finally understanding the expectations of the larger group.

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    George Herbert Mead argued that children develop a sense of self through social interaction and learning the norms and values of society. Children first learn to take on the perspectives of specific individuals like parents, but then develop the ability to understand the perspective of society as a whole, which Mead called the "generalized other." Play is important for learning to see from others' perspectives. The self develops in three stages - first reacting to specific individuals, then learning different roles through play, and finally understanding the expectations of the larger group.

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    Generalized Other Definition

    George Herbert Mead (1863-1931) was a symbolic integrationist who agreed


    with Cooley that the self developed during social interaction. Mead considered the
    generalized others to be general cultural norms and values society take as their own.

    Taking the Role of the Other. Meads says that children learn to take the role of
    others. At first children accept the attitude of specific people. At this stage they are
    not yet ready to interact with a group. They have no conception of the normative
    system involved, to boot.

    Children React Only to Sign Flint Others. Significant others are those persons who
    have the greatest influence on the formation of the social self such as parents. So
    children react to these significant others.

    Play is Critical to the Development of Self. Mead adds that play is critical to the
    development of self. In play children learn to learn the role of others that is to put
    themselves in some ones shoes to understand how some one else feels and thinks and
    to anticipate how that person will act.

    Generalized other
    As the self gradually develops, children internalize the expectations of a large number
    of people. Now they develop the ability to take the role "the group as a whole" to this
    our perception of how in general think of us, Mead gives the term generalized other

    Two Part Division in the Development of Social Self "I


    and Me"
    Meads sees two part division in the development of the social self e.g. meads I and
    Me. The ME is the conventional part of self. The individuals predictable
    response to the expectations of others. In other words, the me part of the self is an
    object which other people react to and judge.

    Taking the Role of Others is Essential

    Taking the role of others is essential if we are to become co-operative members of


    human group whether family, peers or work. This ability allows us to modify our
    behavior by anticipating the reaction of others.

    Generalized Other Three Stages of Development of Self


    Meads contribution to words the development if self can be summed up into three
    Stages which are discussed as under.

    Preparatory Stage

    It is the beginning of second year of child. In this stage the child starts giving
    reactions to the outside environment. These responses are meaningless to the outsider.
    The mother or other person in close contact with the child can understand his/her
    behavior. By the end of the second year child starts talking and his/her vocabulary
    consists of many words. For example

    The Play Stage

    This stage starts with the beginning of the third year of age. This has the following
    examples.

    1. Reaction to significant others. The child plays the role of significant other
    like mother, father etc. The child behaves like significant others while playing
    with toys.
    2. The Child Gets Many Selves. At this stage the child gets many selves at the
    same time. On one hand he plays his own role unconsciously and on other hand
    play the role of individuals belonging to significant others. For example
    sometimes a child wear his father coat and pretend to be his father.

    Game Stage

    The game stage starts at the fourth years of the child. The child starts thinking of
    others as well as he tries to understand a question like what is he and he is not. In this
    stage the child has a role and he changes the behavior according to the impressions of
    others and in different situations.

    From Generalized other concept we can learn that child develops as idea about the
    self that whether he is normal or abnormal. This development is a lifelong process
    but the early period of life is very important.

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