Abstract

PARKER-REES, Rod  and  SINGULANI, Renata Aparecida Dezo. From us to you to me: the coconstruction of identity in early interactions. Perspectiva [online]. 2014, vol.32, n.3, pp.901-917. ISSN 0102-5473.  https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-795X.2014v32n3p901.

From a cultural historical perspective, the relationship between the interpsychic processes of 'public' social interaction and the intrapsychic processes of 'private' thought are complex and reciprocal. While we can say that identity emerges out of a primary 'we' state, we can also argue that we are only able to develop self-awareness because we internalize forms of interaction which are first experienced between people. In this paper we will consider how the co-construction of identity can be understood in terms of a developing ability to participate in the flow of information afforded by social interactions. We argue that social interactions provide opportunities to learn much more about other people (and about ourselves) than is accessible to our conscious awareness.

Keywords : Childhood; Identity; Internalisation.

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