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Some Consequences of the Meadian Self *
Author(s) -
Bolton Charles D.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
symbolic interaction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.874
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1533-8665
pISSN - 0195-6086
DOI - 10.1525/si.1981.4.2.245
Subject(s) - intrapersonal communication , epistemology , autonomy , symbolic interactionism , consciousness , creativity , process (computing) , psychology , sociology , self , social psychology , cognitive science , computer science , philosophy , interpersonal communication , political science , law , operating system
Mead's conception of the self is analyzed as an internal interaction process, with the “I” viewed as taking perspectives rather than being simply a biologic response. Conceptualizing the self as an intrapersonal process of interaction from differentiated perspectives permits a better understanding of false fronting, autonomy, and creativity. Emergence theory allows us to take a Phenomenological view of the self. Several levels of consciousness in Mead's theory are analyzed, and connections with Berger and Luckmann's conceptions of objectivation and the symbolic universe are suggested.
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