Re: personality
David L. Altheide (David.Altheide@Asu.Edu)
Wed, 07 Feb 1996 09:11:55 -0700 (MST)
RE: Betsy's comment about personality and how it is created...
I think that is a very important point about "who we are." Regardless of
what it is called, what interactionists refer to as the "self" emerges
and develops through interaction; there remain unique biological
foundations (yes, DNA does play a part in this!). But whatever the
potential and limitations provided by "nature," it is in interaction
that the self develops. This is why social scientists with a solid
theoretical grounding are always a bit hesitant to separate neatly
"individuals" from "the social".
David A.