GEC 1 Module 1: The Self from Various Perspectives PDF

THE SELF from VARIOUS PERSPECTIVES RACQUEL S. MANLAPAS Instructor  INTRODUCTION This course explores the multifaceted concept of the self through the lenses of philosophy, psychology, sociology, and anthropology. Students will be delved into how different cultur...

THE SELF from VARIOUS PERSPECTIVES RACQUEL S. MANLAPAS Instructor  INTRODUCTION This course explores the multifaceted concept of the self through the lenses of philosophy, psychology, sociology, and anthropology. Students will be delved into how different cultures and disciplines define and understand the self. By the end of this topic, students will gain a deeper understanding of their own identity and how it is shaped by various internal and external factors.  LEARNING OUTCOMES At the end of this module, the students should be able to: 1. Discuss the different representations and conceptualizations of the SELF from various disciplinal perspectives. 2. Compare how the SELF has been represented across different disciplines and perspectives. 3. Examine the different influences, factors, and forces that shape the SELF. 4. Demonstrate critical and reflective thought in analyzing the development of one's self and identity by developing a theory of the self. 5. Come up with insights and reflections based on activities and concepts drawn from varied perspectives. 6. Determine the different factors that contribute to one's being. 7. Evaluate the impact of these factors through self-appraisal. 8. Synthesize the influence of the factors of the self through a group assessment.  AN OVERVIEW OF SELF / IDENTITY The "I" and the "ME" Concepts “I” CONCEPT – The ACTOR “ME” CONCEPT – The OBJECT The individual understands This refers to how one sees one’s own emotions and who the self and the self’s the individual wants to be. response to society.  NATURE VS NURTURE SELF = NATURE The SELF is predominantly a product of natural processes to which people are inherently predisposed. The natural basis of the SELF is anchored in BIOLOGY and explains that human traits are passed on from one generation to another. TRANSMITTED TRAITS BLUEPRINT OF Attitude Behavior THE SELF Tendencies The SELF is studied structurally and functionally from the molecular level to the entirety of human physiological systems.  SELF = NURTURE The SELF should be principally viewed as an outcome of various nurturing factors in the context of one's life. GROUP LIFE = affects an individual's behavior and attitude = emphasizes the impact of various social institutions to the self- construal of a person. While the issue about the predominance of either NATURE or NURTURE are still unresolved, one can safely assume that the SELF is a product of NATURE and NURTURE.  IDENTITY IDENTITY vs SELF These are qualities, beliefs, etc. that make a particular person or group different from others. The distinguishing character or personality of an individual known to others distinguishes or compares one from another. SELF refers to the person that someone normally or truly is. The entire person of an individual. Only known to oneself refers to the total characteristics or qualities of a person both known and unknown to others (but known to oneself).  IDENTITY Identities are the: TRAITS and CHARACTERISTICS SOCIAL RELATIONS = defines ROLES who one is SOCIAL GROUP MEMBERSHIP Identities can be focused on the: PAST = what used to be true of one. PRESENT = what is true of one now. FUTURE = the person one expects or wishes to become. = the person one feels obligated to try to become. = the person one fears one may become. IDENTITIES make up one's self-concept variously described as what comes to mind when one thinks of oneself. DIMENSIONALITIES OF THE SELF SOCIAL FACTOR  FAMILY This refers to the SOCIAL FACTOR influences of significant people in one's life. most of the basic attitudinal and behavioral attributes of individuals are shaped. referred to by many social scientists as the NURSERY OF HUMAN NATURE In this social group (family), an individual does not only acquire biological characteristics (through heredity) but also learn, both directly and indirectly, certain behaviors and characters. Similarities in manners and attitudes are found in the members of the family. PERSONALITY FACTOR  The characteristics that were acquired from the influences of the PERSONALITY social groups during the formative years are integrated to form one's FACTOR identity or uniqueness similarities with others. and This factor has been referred to by Psychologists as the process of character and traits integration. FORMING OF IDENTITY / THE FORMATION OF PERSONALITY This is the individual patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR It broadly includes the physical and communal elements present ENVIRONMENTAL in everyday surroundings, and is invariably dealt with by FACTOR individuals in a specific geographical region or area. The Natural Force This factor covers not only the physical properties of the surroundings (climate and temperature, forms of the land, etc.) but also the larger society or community, as well as the expectations and norms operating in that particular locality or place. HEREDITARY FACTOR HEREDITARY Factors that significantly contribute to one's identity or being and already FACTOR operating at the time of conception (in the mother's womb). A biological process by which certain traits and characteristics are passed on from one generation to another. This factor is also referred to as the NON- NEGOTIABLE FACTOR: RELATIVELY FIXED and PERMANENT. ·It readily dictates one's: physical attributes: HEIGHT, COMPLEXION, HAIR, etc. Cognitive traits: IQ Personal characteristics: EMOTIONALITY, TENDENCIES, etc. upon birth. PERSON- VOLITION FACTOR  This refers to the inclination of the person to form or construct a SPECIFIC IDENTITY that PERSON- will SET HIM APART FROM OTHERS. Social scientists like sociologists may refer to a person exhibiting person-volition factor as VOLITION DEVIANT or NONCONFORMISTS. This emanates from within the mentality of FACTOR an individual, brought about by the aggregated social life experiences. Being one is not necessarily negative, in fact, some of the people of this type become TREND SETTERS, REVOLUTIONARIES, DISCOVERERS and INVENTORS. IDENTITY is a product of a complex process of combinations and integrations of traits and characteristics from various possible sources. Some of the traits are acquired consciously and voluntarily while others are obtained unconsciously and involuntarily.  GUIDE QUESTIONS What is the SELF? Who am I? Who is the human person? What does it mean to be a human person? What is your understanding about the self? How do social, personality, environmental, hereditary and person-volition factors shape the self?  GSDMSFI CORE VALUES EXCELLENCE