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    CHAPTER II:

    THE SELF, SOCIETY, AND CULTURE


    Analyze the concept of Society and
    culture about "self".

    Demonstrate a positive attitude in


    understanding yourself with the
    different culture or society you
    belong.

    Examine the different influences,


    factors, and forces that shape the self.
    “ WHAT IS SELF?
    •In Contemporary literature
    and even common sense, SELF
    is commonly defined by the
    ”
    following characteristics:
    “separate, self-contained,
    independent, consistent,
    unitary, and private” – Stevens
    (1996)
    By separate, self is always unique and has its
    own identity.
    One cannot be another person.
    Twins have different characteristics.
    Self is also self-contained and independent because in
    itself it can exist. Its DISTINCTNESS allows it to be self-
    contained with its own thoughts, characteristics, and
    volition.
    Consistent, because it has a PERSONALITY that is
    enduring and therefore can be expected to persist for quite
    some time. It allows to be studied, described and measured.
    Self is unitary in that it is the center of all
    experiences and thoughts that run through a
    certain person. It is like the chief command
    post in an individual where all processes,
    emotions, and thoughts converge.
    The self is private. Each person sorts
    out information, feelings and emotions,
    and thought processes within self. This
    whole process is never accessible to
    anyone but the self.
    SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIVIST
    PERSPECTIVE
    Argue that the self should not be seen as static entity that stays constant through and
    through. Rather, the self must be seen as something that is in UNCEASING FLUX, in
    a CONSTANT STRUGGLE with external reality malleable in its dealing with
    society.

    We ourselves play different roles, act different ways depending on our circumstance.

    Self is always in participation with social life and its dealing with society.
    THE SELF AND CULTURE
    There is an old debate regarding the
    relative contributions of Genetics
    inheritance and environmental factors
    to human development
    Today, the majority of experts believe
    that both nature and nurture influence
    behavior and development.
    THE SELF AND CULTURE

    Remaining the same person and turning chameleon


    by adapting to one’s context seems paradoxical.
    However, the French Anthropologist Marcel Mauss
    has an explanation for this phenomenon. According
    to him, Every self has 2 faces: Personne and Moi.
    Personne- Composed of the
    social concepts of what it means
    to be who he is. Personne has
    Moi- refers to a person’s sense of
    much to do with what it means to
    who he is, his body, and his basic
    live in a particular institution,
    identity, his biological giveness.
    family and religion, a particular
    Moi is a person’s basic identity.
    nationality, and how to behave
    given expectations and influences
    from others
    SELF

    OTHERS

    CULTURE AND
    ENVIRONMENT

    Our PERSONNE can be illustrated better


    cross-culturally.
    customs, beliefs,
    rules, arts,
    knowledge, and
    collective identities
    and memories
    developed by
    members of all social
    groups that make
    their social
    environments
    meaningful.
    Culture is learned. It is not biological;
    we do not inherit it. Much of learning
    culture is unconscious. We learn
    culture from families, peers,
    institutions, and media.
    • LANGUAGE is another interesting
    aspect of this social constructivism.
    • If a self born into a particular
    society or culture, the self will have
    to adjust according to its exposure.
    MEAD AND
    VYGOTSKY
    “The way that human persons
    develop is with use of language
    acquisition and interaction with
    others. The way that we
    process information is
    normally a form of an internal
    dialogue in our head”
    “ Should I do this or
    not? But if I do this,
    it will be like this. ”
    Don’t I want the
    other?
    And so cognitive and emotional development
    of a child is always a mimicry of how it is
    done in the social world, in the external
    reality where he is in.
    Both Vygotsky and Mead treat the human mind as
    something that is made, constituted in dialogue with
    others.
    A young child internalizes values, norms, practices,
    and social beliefs and more through exposure to
    these dialogue that will eventually become part of
    his individual world.
    For Mead, this takes place as a child
    assumes the “other” through language
    and role-play. A child conceptualizes his
    notion of self through this.
    THE SELF AND SOCIETY
    FAMILY
    The kind of family that we are born in
    and the resources available to us (human,
    spiritual, economic) will certainly affects
    us and kind of development that we will
    have as we go through life.
    Learning, therefore, is
    critical in our capacity to
    actualize the goal of
    becoming a fully realized
    human, a child enters a
    system of relationships,
    most important of which
    is the family.
    Without a family, biologically and
    sociologically, a person may not
    even survive or become a human
    person.
    Gender and the
    self
    • Gender is one of those
    loci of the self that is
    subject to alteration,
    change, and development.
    • People fought hard for the
    right to express, validate,
    and assert their gender
    expressions.
    Husband are expected to provide for family.

    SOCIETY The eldest man in a family is expected to head the


    FORCES A family and hold it in.
    PARTICULAR
    IDENTITY
    UNTO US Mother’s role is to take care of her children.
    DEPENDING
    ON OUR SEX
    Young women are encouraged to act like fine
    AND/OR ladies.
    GENDER
    Men are taught to behave like a man, like holding
    in one’s emotion, being tough and brave and
    admiration for hard physical labor.
    Aside from the family……
    School Community

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