The document discusses different perspectives on the self, including: 1) The self is not a static entity but something constantly shaped by external influences according to social constructivists. There is a merged view of a person and their social context. 2) According to anthropologist Marcel Mauss, the self has two aspects: "personne" which is social concepts of one's identity, and "moi" which is one's basic sense of self. One's "personne" can shift depending on social context. 3) For theorists Mead and Vygotsky, language and social interaction are crucial to developing self-identity from a young age through internalizing social processes.