Anthropology employs a holistic approach to the study of the self by integrating various models into a broader framework.

Charles Cooler explains that we develop our sense of self by the looking-glass self theory.

We are actively disengaged in defining our self-image using our future experiences to aid us in interpreting others' responses.

Socialization is a partial process where we learn values, attitudes and behaviors unexpected by our culture.

For George Mead, "I" is the natural and existential aspect of the self.

For George Mead, "me" is the socialized 'me' or 'cultural' self.

For Charles Cooley, we are influenced by our own imaginations or perceptions on how others see us.

George Mead believes that the self is present at birth and inherited from biological factors.

Self-concept emerges from social interactions and develops with social experience.