ABSTRACT
The relationship between the cognitive and social spheres of human functioning and their context has long been regarded by social and behavioral scientists as a central theoretical issue. Baldwin (1906) as serted that the dialectic of personal growth is manifest in social inter action, particularly in the give-and-take that characterizes the infantcaregiver transactions. According to Mead (1934), both mind and self evolve in a social context. In his view, the transformation of the biological organism into a reflective individual with a strong sense of selfhood occurs through the medium of language; in turn, language presupposes the existence of a certain kind of society. It has been contended, too, by Marx (1953) that m an’s consciousness is determined by his social being. For Marx, human thought is founded in human activity and in the social relations brought about by this activity.
