George Herbert Mead considered the self to be:
A) that part of an individual's personality composed of self-awareness and self-image.
B) the presence of culture within the individual.
C) basic drives that are self-centered.
D) present in infants at the time of their birth.

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Mead's theory of the self suggests that it is composed of the "I" (the impulses and instincts that drive behavior) and the "me" (the social self that is created through interactions with others). Thus, the self is not present at birth but develops through socialization. The self includes both self-awareness and self-image.

George Herbert Mead Considered the Self to Be