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UNIT 3: SELF, SOCIETY AND CULTURE

*SEPARATE*- it is meant that the self is distinct from other selves .The self is always
unique
It has its own identity.one cannot be another person. Even twins are distinct from each

other

*SELF-CONTAINED & INDEPENDENT*-because in itself it can exist its distinctness allow it

to be self-contained with its own thoughts, characteristics, and volition. It does not

require any other self for it to exist.

*CONSISTENT*- because it has a personality that is enduring and therefore can be

expected to persist for quite some time its consistency allows to be studied , described,

and measured, consistency also means that a particular self traits , characteristics,

tendencies, and potentialities are more or less the same.

*UNITARY*- in that it is the center of all experiences and thoughts that run through a certain

person it is like the chief command post in an individual where all processes , emotion, and

thoughts converge.

PRIVATE*- Each person sorts out information, feelings and emotions, and though processes
within the self. This whole process is never accessible to anyone but the self. This last
characteristic of the self being private suggest that the self is isolated from the external world