Self-definitionPiaget, Mead and man

Self-definition
Piaget, Mead and many others have pointed to the
importance of language in consolidating the early
development of self-awareness, by providing labels
that permit distinctions between self and not-self (‘I’,
‘you’, ‘me’, ‘it’). The toddler can then use these labels
to communicate notions of selfhood to others. One
important kind of label is the child’s name.
Names aren’t usually chosen arbitrarily – either the
parents particularly like the name, or they want to name
the child after a relative or famous person. Names aren’t
neutral labels in terms of how people respond to them
and what they associate with them.
Indeed, they can be used as the basis for stereotyping
(see Chapter 22). Jahoda (1954) described the naming
practices of the Ashanti tribe of West Africa. Children
born on different days of the week are given names
accordingly, because of the belief that they have different
personalities. Police records showed that among juvenile
delinquents, there was a very low percentage of boys
born on Monday (believed to have quiet and calm
personalities), but a very high rate of Wednesday-born
boys (thought to be naturally aggressive).
These findings can be explained in terms of the
self-fulfilling prophecy. It’s reasonable to believe that these
Ashanti boys were treated in a way consistent with
the name given to them and that, as a result, they ‘became’
what their name indicated they were ‘really’ like.
In English-speaking countries, days of the week (e.g.
Tuesday) and months of the year (April, May and June)
are used as names, and they have associations which
may influence others’ reactions (for example, ‘Monday’s
child is fair of face, Tuesday’s child is full of grace…’).

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Self-definitionPiaget, Mead and many others have pointed to theimportance of language in consolidating the earlydevelopment of self-awareness, by providing labelsthat permit distinctions between self and not-self (‘I’,‘you’, ‘me’, ‘it’). The toddler can then use these labelsto communicate notions of selfhood to others. Oneimportant kind of label is the child’s name.Names aren’t usually chosen arbitrarily – either theparents particularly like the name, or they want to namethe child after a relative or famous person. Names aren’tneutral labels in terms of how people respond to themand what they associate with them.Indeed, they can be used as the basis for stereotyping(see Chapter 22). Jahoda (1954) described the namingpractices of the Ashanti tribe of West Africa. Childrenborn on different days of the week are given namesaccordingly, because of the belief that they have differentpersonalities. Police records showed that among juveniledelinquents, there was a very low percentage of boysborn on Monday (believed to have quiet and calmpersonalities), but a very high rate of Wednesday-bornboys (thought to be naturally aggressive).These findings can be explained in terms of theself-fulfilling prophecy. It’s reasonable to believe that theseAshanti boys were treated in a way consistent withthe name given to them and that, as a result, they ‘became’what their name indicated they were ‘really’ like.Di negara-negara berbahasa Inggris, hari dalam seminggu (misalnyaSelasa) dan bulan (April, Mei dan Juni)digunakan sebagai nama, dan mereka memiliki Asosiasi yangmungkin pengaruh reaksi orang lain (misalnya, ' Seninanak adil wajah, Selasa anak penuh rahmat...').