“I” is the subjective self; “Me” is the objective self.
We are born with the I & acquire the Me. We learn the role of
the other and learn role taking, we integrate the I and the Me and
develop a self. See the chart on p. 123.
The generalized other: awareness of society’s and group’s
norms and values.
Mead is not specific about ages when each stage takes place.
His schemata is more open than those of Erickson, Piaget,
Kholberg. However, by elementary school, children have begun to
be able to place themselves in the shoes of others, a skill
which then develops in organized, supervised activities.
