SELF IN FAMILIES

-The kind of family that we are born in, the resources available to us
(human, spiritual, economic), and the kind of development that we
will have will certainly affect us.

-Human beings are born virtually helpless and the dependency

period of a human baby to its parents for nurturing is relatively longer
than most other animals.

-In trying to achieve the goal of becoming a fully realized human, a

child enters a system of relationships, most important of which is the
family.

-Human persons learn the ways of living and therefore their selfhood
by being in a family. It is what a family initiates a person to become
that serves as the basis for this person’s progress.
Personal identity is the unique numerical identity of a person over time.
Discussions regarding personal identity typically aim to determine the
necessary and sufficient conditions under which a person at one time and
a person at another time can be said to be the same person, persisting
through time.
 GENDER AND THE SELF-GENDER
 is one of those loci of the self that is subject to alteration,
change, and development.
 The sense of self that is being taught makes sure that an
individual fit in a particular environment, is dangerous and
detrimental in the goal of truly finding one’s self, self-
determination, and growth of the self.
 It is important to give one the leeway to find, express, and live
his identity.
 Gender has to be personally discovered and asserted and not
dictated by culture and the society.