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Quote by George Herbert Mead
The self is something which has a development; it is not initially there, at birth, but arises in the process of social experience and activity.
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The quote says that the self is not a finished, fully formed thing present from birth. It develops over time through a person’s social experiences and activities. In other words, how people understand themselves emerges through living and interacting, rather than existing independently before those experiences begin.
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