Name: Daniella Ethel M.

Paraiso Course and Year: BSTM 1-1AA

By knowing the different models of the self, how possible in your own
perspective that it is rooted from culture?

A person's identity is influenced by a variety of factors, one of which is culture.

Culture is defined as "a collection of ideas, beliefs, behaviours, and material things that
define a person's way of life and identity." Self-awareness stresses the importance of a
person's existence and is linked to social beliefs and behaviours. It determines
individual traits and contributes to the world's diversity.

Culture may influence how you, your co-workers, and your family behaves,
according to developmental psychologist Catherine Raeff (2010). For example, culture
influences how you form and keep relationships. Relationships, for example, might be
viewed as either voluntary or obligatory. Second, culture has an impact on whether and
how you value qualities like self-esteem, humility, kindness, and assertiveness. Third,
culture has an influence on how you view challenges and also how you feel about
depending on others. Then there's the influence of culture on how you measure success
or if you put emphasis on specific types of individual and group achievements. Lastly,
culture influences how and if you consider your emotions to be public or private.

We are who we are partly because of our culture. Because of our family's morals
and values, we will never be exactly whom we want to be. Culture is an important part
of a person's position in society, but it is not the only factor. This contributes to a
person's sense of belonging, as well as his or her norms and society race or group.

References:
Raeff, C. (2010). Independence and Interdependence in Children’s Developmental
Experiences. Child Development Perspectives, 4(1), 31–36. https://doi.org/10.
1111/j.1750-8606.2009. 00113.x
 Discuss briefly the theory of Mead’s trilogy (mind, self, and society).
Relate with – “The drive to make sense out of experience, to give it
form and order, is evidently as real and pressing as the more familiar
biological needs...", --- Clifford Geertz.

The theory of Mead’s trilogy consists of mind, self, and society. First, the mind.
He studies gestures, significant symbols, and language and concludes that "the mind
develops through communication by the conversation of gestures in a social process or
context of experience- not communication by thought." Second, there's the self. Play
and games help us to develop our sense of self. Individuals change continually to reflect
the attitudes of social groups. Lastly, there's society. Individuals are continually altering
their environment to better suit their needs. Also, individuals contribute to society when
they take up certain roles.

"The drive to make sense of experience, to give it form and order, is evidently as
real and pressing as the more familiar biological needs," stated Clifford Geertz. He said
that art and religions are basically the expressions of a need for meaning, which, as he
pointed out, is a drive as important as any other "biological need".

Based on how I understand the theory of Mead’s trilogy and Clifford Geertz’s
statement, when people are asked who they are, most people will respond in cultural
terms. If they were asked, "What do you want?" They will respond to needs
encountered, for example, food if hungry.