The document discusses different theories about the nature of self. It notes that sociologist Marcel Mauss believed that one's self is shaped by the culture and society into which they are born. Psychologist Lev Vygotsky viewed human development as socially mediated, with children acquiring values and strategies from more knowledgeable members of society. Sociologist George Herbert Mead's theory was that the self emerges from social interactions, responding to others and internalizing external opinions to develop a sense of self over time through social experiences.

3. What is Self?

4. What is Self?
Marcel Mauss is a French sociologist

5. By this theory, he gave a notion to carefully
study or analyse deeply to configure
more to authenticity and truth of our persona.

6. If a self is born into a particular society or culture,
the self will have to adjust according to its exposure.

7. What is the Social Self?

10. Lev Vygostky is a Developmental Psychologist
George Herbert Mead is a Sociologist

11. Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory views human development as a
socially mediated process in which children acquire cultural values,
beliefs, and problem-solving strategies through collaborative
dialogues with more knowledgeable members of society.
Vygotsky’s theories stress the fundamental role of social
interaction in the development of cognition (Vygotsky, 1978), as
he believed strongly that community plays a central role in the
process of “making meaning.”

12. Mead's theory of the social self is based on the perspective that the self
emerges from social interactions, such as observing and interacting
with others, responding to others' opinions, and internalizing external
opinions and feelings about oneself.
According to Mead, the self is not there from birth, but it is developed
over time from social experiences and activities