In Mead’s framework, which component represents the organized set of attitudes of others that an individual internalizes?

• A. I
• B. Generalized Other
• C. Me
• D. Self

Answer: (C)

Me is the organized set of attitudes of others that you internalize. In Mead’s view, the self develops through social interaction, and this part of the self captures the norms, expectations, and viewpoints of others that you take into your own sense of self. The I is the spontaneous, creative response that acts on the Me, while the Generalized Other refers to the broader sense of society’s norms, and Self is the overall sense of who you are. So the internalized, organized attitudes described here are best captured by Me.