Susie isn't old enough to go to school yet,but she loves to play house.She has a toy stove and she pretends to be a mother.Sometimes,when playing house gets boring,she goes outside,takes a garden hose,and pretends to be a firefighter.George Herbert Mead would say that Susie is
A) in the play stage.
B) in the game stage.
C) her own generalized other.
D) aware of the roles of others.

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According to George Herbert Mead's theory of the stages of self-development, children first engage in the "play stage" where they pretend to take on different roles and use symbols to understand the world around them. Susie's actions of playing house and pretending to be a firefighter fall under this stage as she is using her imagination to explore different roles and scenarios.

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