According to the symbolic interactionist George Herbert Mead, the generalized other is:
A) the inability of very young children to differentiate between themselves and others.
B) the guidelines and expectations associated with a particular role.
C) an understanding of the rules governing a number of different players in related roles.
D) any agent of socialization who serves to teach an individual to become a member of a social group.
E) the role toddlers take on when they graduate from the meaningless imitation of infancy to the play-acting stage of young childhood.

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The generalized other, according to George Herbert Mead, refers to an individual's internalization of the norms and expectations of the broader society, which allows them to understand and anticipate the roles and perspectives of others in various social interactions.

According to the Symbolic Interactionist George Herbert Mead, the Generalized