Self (sociology) 2909595 221837117 2008-06-26T09:20:31Z Mentisock 6911477 apostrophe In [[sociology]], the '''self''' refers to an individual person from the perspective of that person. It is the individual's conception of himself or herself, and the underlying capacity of the person's mind or intellect which formed that conception (one's "true self"). What an [[individual]] thinks of him or herself is at least temporarily directly influenced by interactions with others: the instruction and example behaviors they provide, and the way they treat him or her. {{Fact|date=April 2007}} The systems of punishments and rewards one is subjected to, the opportunities provided for imitation, and the truths and myths a person is exposed to form the processess of [[socialization]] and [[acculturation]] through which the concepts, relationships, values, and norms of behaviour accepted within society are [[internalization|internalized]] by the individual, becoming integrated elements of his or her self. {{Fact|date=April 2007}} == See also == {{col-start}}{{col-break}} * [[Self (philosophy)]] * [[Self (psychology)]] * [[Enculturation]] * [[Identity (social science)]] {{col-break}} * [[Imitation]] * [[Person|Person and personhood]] * [[Self-concept]] * [[Self-esteem]] {{col-break}} * [[Social cognitive theory]] * [[Socialization]] * [[Spoiled identity]] {{col-end}} {{socio-stub}} [[Category:Self|Self]] [[Category:Sociology]] [[Category:Conceptions of self|Sociological]]