Philosophical Perspective
Unexamine life is not worth living
Socrates
The study of human social relationships and institutions.
Sociology
The study of the past and how it may have contributed to the present people's way of living.
Archeology
It refers to the total person in his/her overt and covert behavior.
Personality
The self is created and developed through human interaction
Theory of Symbolic Interaction
The self is a thinking entity distinct from the body
Rene Descartes
This theory states that self is from experience as we learn to interpret situation by"taking on the role of others".
Theory of Social Self
Focused on using language as means to discover a group's manner of social interaction.
Linguistics
One of the factors of personality that includes the neighborhood a person lives in, his school, and workplace.
Environmental Factor
The positive or negative perception of ourselves
Sel-esteem
An aspect of a man dwells in the world and continuously years to be with the Divine. The other is capable of reaching immortality.
St. Augustine
Termed by Charles Cooley, it is a process where we imagine how we appear to others.
The looking glass self
How the human body adapts to the different earth environments.
Biological Anthropology
It reflects people's characteristic pattern of thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It is consistent and stable.
Personality traits
A trait characterized by overly high self-esteem, self-admiration, and self-centeredness.
Narcissism
All knowledge passes through the senses
David Hume
It is considered as the socialized aspect of the individual
"Me" self
The four subfields of Contemporary Anthropology
1. Archeology
2. Biological Anthropology
3. Linguistics
4. Cultural Anthropology
Understanding what your motives are when you act
Self-Understanding
We learn about ourselves by comparing aspects of ourselves with other people.
Social Comparison Theory
I act, therefore, I am
Gilbert Ryle
State the three activities that develop the self.
1. Preparatory Stage
2. Play Stage
3. Game Stage
Suggests that human beings are similar and different in varying ways and tendencies.
Contemporary Anthropology
Our individual perceptions of our behavior, abilities, and unique characteristics.
Self-concept
States that we feel threatened when someone outperforms us.
Self-evaluation Maintenance Theory