ABSTRACT
James’s.quote.nicely.illustrates.the.phenomenon.of.multiple.selves:.Each.person.has.many.facets.to.the.self,.depending.on.his.or.her.social.connections.. Implicit. in. James’s.observation. is.an.assumption. that. there. is.a.“real. self”. that.is.somehow.independent.of.others.and.social.interaction..This.assumption. pervaded. much. of. the. research. on. self. and. identity. in. the. twentieth. century,.but.researchers.have.more.recently.begun.to.take.seriously.the.ways. that.other.people-especially.close.others.and.important.in-groups-shape. and.define.the.self.
