REACTION PAPER

In the social world, "the self" is the individual's knowledge. It is an inward

recognition of one's values, beliefs, attributes, and ambitions. In the article Titled
"The Self and Social Behavior in Differing Cultural Contexts," one distinction among
the aspects of the self is between the private, public, and collective self (Baumeister,
1986b; Greenwald & Pratkanis, 1984). The private self is the cognition of a person's
characteristics, states, or activities not shared with others. The public self refers to
the cognitions concerning the generalized other's view of the self, such as "People
think I am introverted." The collective self relates to the cognitions associated with an
idea of the self-found in a group of people (e.g., family, coworkers, tribe, scientific
society). But according to Triandis, an individual may act differently depending on the
groups or environment they belong to, and the best example is the culture. We
cannot deny that culture can significantly affect the three aspects of the self.
Triandis also mentioned the three dimensions of cultural variations:
individualism-collectivism, tightness-looseness, and cultural complexity, which is
discussed concerning the sampling of the three aspects of the self (private, public,
and collective self). But we will focus on individualism and collectivism in connection
to the self. Individualists, according to Triandis, place a higher priority on their
interests than on goals that help others. On the other hand, collectivists are
concerned about the consequences of their actions and how they can affect the
members of the ingroups (Hui & Triandis, 1986). He also asserted that parenting
significantly impacts oneself, regardless of whether one lives in an individualist or
collectivist culture. In an individualistic culture, their parenting style emphasizes self-
reliance, independence, and self-actualization, to assist their children in realizing
their full potential as individuals. And this type of parenting adds to the complexity of
the private self, which is one of the three elements of one's self. On the other hand,
collectivism is connected with parenting styles that emphasize conformity,
obedience, and dependability in children. Such behaviors are typically coupled with
rewards for compliance to ingroup goals, which results in internalization of the
ingroup goals as a result of the benefits. As a result, people do what is expected of
them, even if it is uncomfortable.
The point of this article was to understand how one's internal and external
environments have influenced their self-personality development is understandable.
This unique understanding comes from how one may relate being with the rules and
values of the community and the people one lives with. The subsequent outcome
from such evolution includes forming culture, values, and customs that various
people perceive to be their own. Their distinct impressions set them apart from
others, establishing them as individuals with particular decisions and personalities
that explain who or what environment uniquely polished them as they evolved.
Indeed, comprehension comes from maturity, and maturity is the source of one's
awareness of oneself, therefore doing conceivable acts as to how one develops
even better from what they are now.

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