The Reconstruction of the Individual

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This paper explains that humans are required to interact socially in a process of reconstruction from the moment of birth in order to survive and thrive but they are born with specific genetic propensities. The author points out that the inborn need of humans for social verification makes them unconsciously attempt to become part of what every group with which they identify. The paper concludes that not only are individuals always in the process of reconstructing themselves but also the world and other people are continuing to modify this process through work and education.

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"The baby discovers that he or she has a gender and there are other people with different genders. As this child matures and goes to school, the emerging sense of self discovers others who in time may become friends or not friends. By the time the child has reached puberty, he/she is the sum of the intrinsic unconscious self and that self's perception of the events in his or her life. Through out adulthood, the self will be modified by exposure to different people, different employers and by acting out new roles such as husband, wife, parent or grandparent."

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