Quotation
Quote by James Mark Baldwin
In the personal self, the social is individualised.
Explore the idea
Understanding this quote
This means that social life is expressed through each person’s individual self. Shared ways of living, relating, or understanding become part of a particular person rather than remaining only collective ideas. The quote links personal identity with the social world around it.
Source & trust
About this quotation
- Source
- Classics in the History of Psychology, York University
- Format
- Official Statement
Explore the idea
Topics
Join the community
Keep meaningful words close.
Save quotes, follow people and topics, join conversations, and publish words of your own.
Conversation
0 comments
No comments yet.
Start the conversation about this quote.
“The poet should remain as a cell of good living in a corrupt society.”
“I love to be underestimated.”
“I did not become a socialist, but was bred one from age 6, or thereabout.”
“I am who I am because somebody loved me, somebody cared for me, and somebody attended to me.”
“I can never fake it. My heart has to be in everything I do.”
“美空ひばりには神様がいる。でも本名の、加藤和枝には神様がいないの”
“Musiałem do tej świadomości dorosnąć.”
Read quote“Politik itu kejam. Kejam waktu, kejam disiplin, artinya kita mengejamkan diri.”
““It’s the writer’s job to tell society what it pretends it doesn’t know.””
“بوکس خانه اول و آخر من است و با بوکس زندگی میکنم.”
Lines That Leave Room
Elin rarely spoke during handball practice, but she noticed everything: who hesitated, which passes arrived too fast, and where a new player could disappear. Her sketches eventually give the whole team a different way to move—and give Elin a voice of her own.
Read Story