5.1 Theories of Self-Development

By the end of this section, you should be able to:

  • Differentiate psychological and sociological theories of self-development
  • Explain the process of moral development

When we are born, we have a genetic makeup and biological traits. However, who we are as human beings develops through social interaction. Many scholars, both in the fields of psychology and in sociology, have described the process of self-development as a precursor to understanding how that “self” becomes socialized.

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The content of this course has been taken from the free Sociology textbook by Openstax