The part of ourselves that is aware of the expectations and attitudes of society; the socialized self.

choose the best word

- personality

- looking-glass self

- i

- me

- generalized other

- self

The answer is me.

According to the symbolic interactionism perspective, developed by George Herbert Mead, the me is the part of our identity that corresponds to how whe think other people see us. It is the part of the identity that is a product of socialization and it begins in early childhood.

Withing this me, expectations and attitudes of society are also internalized, as a way of knowing what is expected of us.