ABSTRACT
The šelf typically includes more than the primary ego, which is the symbol ušed by a person to refer to his irreducible "I ," "me." (i) The šelf takés in whatever is included with the primary ego as belonging with it. The boundaries of the šelf ordinarily include-besides the primary ego symbols-symbols that refer to parents, wife, children, friends, countrymen, coreligionists and other groups and individuals. These are the symbols of identification.
