The Self“ The self is dimension of personality composed of an

individual’s self awareness and self image.”

The self is inseparable from social experience.

The Emergence Of SelfThe emergence of self consist of three

stages:

1. The play stage.

2. The game stage.

3. The stage of the generalized other.

1. The Play Stage

A child begins to develop sense of him/herself as social

object.

This sense of him/herself develops when child interact

with society.

At this stage the child self consist of ideas about

himself which are based on his perception that how

significant others view that self.

2. The Game Stage

3. the generalized other

stage

children assume many roles.

for child it is the large perspective of the community.

At this stage the child is capable to evaluate himself

from the perspective of community, sub-culture culture

and expectations etc.

The child tries to shape his behavior expectations of

others(significant others).