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Subject: Understanding the Self Teacher: Mrs. Jean M. Cavalida Date: Sept. 3, 2023
Type of Activity:
Drawing out ⎕ Concept Notes ⎕ Laboratory ⎕ Individual ⎕ Quiz ⎕ Formative ⎕ Summative
the best ⎕ Exercise/Drill ⎕ Art/Drawing ⎕ Pair/Group ⎕ Others, specify_____________________________
in you!

MODULE 2: SOCIOLOGICAL AND

ANTHROPOLOGICAL VIEW OF THE SELF

Topic 1 & 2 : The Self as Product of Modern Society among Other Constructions and
the Self, the Person in Contemporary Anthropology

Learning Outcomes : At the end of the learning module, the student is expected to:
(1.) Compare and contrast the different views of the self;
(2.)Examine the two components of the self;
(3.)Explain the concept of social comparison and why it is important to human
behavior.
(4.)Synthetize anthropological perspectives on self-awareness and self-identity.

Reference(s) : Otig V.S., Gallinero, W. B., Bataga, N. U., Salado, F. B. (2018). A

holitic approach in understanding The Self. Mutya Publishing House, Inc.
Villafuerte, S. L., Quillope, Al F., Tunac, R.C., & Borja, E.I. (2018). Understanding
the self. Nieme Publishing House Co. Ltd.

Concept/Digest : ( Read and study the concept, you can even add more
information. Just search in the Google Website for each topic)

The social aspect of the self is explored in many ways and that social situations influence one’s view of
self. The self is not created in isolation and people are not born with perception of oneself as good in sports, make-
up artistry, dancing or business. Such perceptions are identified through observations or transactions with other
people. “Am I beautiful?” “Do my eyebrow look like Kathryn Bernardo na?” These questions can be answered by
looking at those people around. The self has meaning only within the social context and it is not wrong to say that
the social situation defines our self-concept and our self-esteem. We rely others to provide a “social reality” to help
us determine what to think, feel and do (Hardin & Higgins, 1996).

ENGAGE

TO IDENTIFY IMPRESSIONS COMING FROM OTHERS…

“Mirror, Mirror on the Wall”

Instruction 1: Choose a chat mate and ask him/her to say something about his/her impressions on you. It can be
positive or negative. At least five impressions.

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 This activity aims to examine yourself by journeying the inside- within yourself and outside
EXPLORE through the feedback of others about who you are. Your sincere assessment is needed this
time to effectively obtain the descriptions of the two sides of yourself: the “I” and “Me.”

Focus Activity: “My Mask”

Instruction 1: You are tasked to write at least five traits or characteristics that will tell “who you are” on the
inside and how others see you on the outside.

Who I am? How people see me?

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On the Inside… On the Outside…

Instruction 2: Write your reflection on the space provided in bullet forms. ( 5 phrases)

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Instruction 3: You are going to submit your answers through online or personal add in word/ documents
of the assigned leader.

This activity aims to understand how people in the surrounding affect the individual in
EXPLAIN building and developing his/her identity according to the social norms, beliefs and
values exist in the community.

 You noticed how individual behaved according to social rules and traditions while the family and the
immediate environment provided supervision on how to get through life. As you observed in the labelling you
put in yourself based on your own perceptions and based on how others see you.

 You connect your friends, barkadas or classmates or those who provided the descriptions and label you as
someone special through thick and thin moments of your life. More so your family share activities and whose
foundations of love and care rooted deeply.
 This activity aims to discuss the different perspectives in the explanation of the self
as product of the modern society, as necessary fiction and the post-modern view of
ELABORATE
the self. It also discusses the social construction of the self, as the self as an artistic
creation, and collective identity.

 Sociological Views of Self

Social Groups and Social Network: Social group is described as having two or more people interacting with one
another, sharing similar characteristics and whose members identify themselves as part of the group. Example of a
social group is your family, your barkada and your classmates.
 Social Network is referring to the ties or connections that link you to your social group. The connection you
have with your family is your blood relation, your barkada is your friendship and your classmates as the
common interest to learn.
 A social group could either be Organic or Rational. Organic group is naturally occurring and it is highly
influenced by your family. According to George Simmel, you join these groups because your family is
part of it. There is rootedness in terms of connections, influences and values formation. The foundation of
social network runs deep and giving the members of the family the sense of belongingness.
 Rational groups occur in modern societies. It is made up of different people coming from different places.
It is formed as a matter of shared self-interests, and people join these groups out of their own free will.

Mead and the Social Self: George Herbert Mead is well known for his theory “theory of the social self.”
Mead’s work focused on how the self is developed. The theory is based on how the self is developed based on the
perspective that the self is a product of social interactions, social experiences and activities.
 Stages of self-development: language, play and game
- Language stage- gives the individual that capacity to express himself/herself at the same time
comprehend what other people are conveying. Language sets the stage for self-development.
- Play stage- individuals role-play or assume the perspective of others. Role-playing enables the person
to internalize some other people’s perspectives thus, he/she develops an understanding of how the other
people feel about themselves in a variety of situations.
- Game stage- the individual not only internalizes other people’s perspectives, he/she is also able to take
into account societal rules and adheres to it. According to Mead, self is developed by understanding the
rule and one must abide by it to win the game or be successful at an activity.

 Two sides of Self: “I” and “Me”

- The “me” is the product of what the person has learned while interacting with others and with the
environment. Learned behaviors, attitudes and even expectations comprise the “me”. The “me”
exercises social control over the self. Sees to it that rules are not broken.
- The “I” is the unsocialized and spontaneous. It is the individual’s response to the community’s attitude
toward the person. The “I” presents impulses and drives. It enables him or her to express creativity. It
does not blindly follow rules. It understands when to possibly bend or stretch the rules that govern
social interactions. It constructs a response based on what has been learned by the “Me.”

 Anthropological views of self

Anthropology- it is the study of people, past and present. It focuses on understanding the human condition in its
cultural aspect. It facilitates understanding on how humans evolved and how they differ from one another.
- Anthropologist Katherine Ewing, (1990) described the self as encompassing the “physical organism,
possessing psychological functioning and social attributes.
- Joseph LeDoux (2002) conceptualized the implicit and explicit aspect of the self. The aspect of the
self that you are consciously aware of is the explicit self, while the one that is not immediately available
to the consciousness is the implicit aspect. Hence, the self is framed, maintained and affected
biologically, mentally and socially. The self is not static, not added to and subtracted from by genetic
maturation, learning, forgetting, stress, aging and disease. It is both the implicit and explicit aspects of
the self.
 Self as representation- the self is illusory which means that people construct a series of self-representations
based on selected cultural concepts of person and selected chains of personal memories.
  The Self Embedded in Culture- how individuals see themselves, how they relate to other people and to the
environment deeply defined by culture. Psychologist Catherine Raeff (2010), believed that culture can
influence how you view: relationships, personality traits, achievement and expressing emotions.
- Culture influences how you enter into and maintain relationships.
- Culture influences how you value traits, like humility, self-esteem, politeness, assertiveness as well as
how you perceive hardship or how you feel about relying on others.
- Culture influences how you define success and whether you value certain types of individual and group
achievements.
- Culture influences what will affect you emotionally, as well as how you express yourself such as showing
your feelings in public or keeping it in private.
- “Culture is not a force or causal agent in the world, but a context in which people live out their lives.”
(Clifford, G., 1973)

 Anthropology liberates the self from the fallacies of dominant ideas. The self is no longer seen as an entity
with innate ideas, ready to face the world and as if programmed to respond to the demands of time.
 The self is not seen as a “blank slate” ready to encode all the details of everyday experiences so that it
becomes limited only to what is written on the slate.
 The self is recognize as: A.) biologically attuned to respond to his/her environment, B.) Variably self-
aware of the mechanisms of the elements of culture working within the self.

EVALUATE

A. Instruction: Identify what is being asked in each statement below. Write your answers before
each number. Write the complete answers.

_________1. This group is highly influenced by family.

_________2. This part of self is the product of what the person learns while interacting with the others.
_________3. At this stage, individuals role-play or assume the perspectives of others.
_________4. The one conceptualizing the implicit and explicit aspects of the self
_________5. It is the study of people, the past and present.
_________6. An anthropologist who described the self as the physical organism possessing social attributes.
_________7. The part of the self that presents impulses and drives and expresses creativity.
_________8. This group implies freedom of will and decisions to join or participate.
_________9. The individual at this stage internalizes peoples’ perspectives by taking into account societal rules.
________10. This psychologist believed that culture can influence how you view relationships.

B. Let’s Reflect

Instruction: Make a short essay with 20 sentences only on how society, specifically your
relationships with your family, friends and others influences who you are today.

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RUBRIC FOR MAKING A SHORT ESSAY

Advance (5) Developing (3) Emerging (1) Score

Exceptionally well- Well-presented and Content is sound and

presented and argued; ideas are solid; ideas are present
Content argued; ideas are detailed, developed and but not particularly
detailed, well- supported with developed or supported;
developed. evidence and details, some evidence, but
mostly specific. usually of a generalized
nature.

Organization is Organization is Organization is confused

coherent, unified coherent and unified and fragmented in
Organization and effective in overall in support of the support of the essay’s
support of the paper’s purpose/ plan, purpose/ plan and
paper’s purpose but is ineffective at demonstrates a lack of
times and may structure or coherence
demonstrate abrupt or that negatively affects
weak transitions readability.
between ideas or
paragraphs.

Shows a pattern of errors

in spelling, grammar,
Mechanics Excellent grammar, A few errors in
and syntax. Could also
spelling, and syntax. grammar, spelling, and
be a sign of lack of
syntax but not many.
proof-reading.

Output will be submitted on Sept. 5, 2021(Sunday)

Date & Schedule of Class: Aug. 31, 2021 (TTH -5:30-7:00PM)

Teacher: Mdm. Jean M. Cavalida, MAGC, MSP, RGC

UTS, CSP-Teacher