Significant others is

A. George Herbert Mead's term for those individuals who are most important in the development of the self.
B. Charles Horton Cooley's term for a child's awareness of the attitudes, viewpoints, and expectations of society as a whole.
C. George Herbert Mead's term for the sum total of a person's conscious perception of his or her identity as distinct from others.
D. George Herbert Mead's term for altering the presentation of the self in order to create distinctive appearances and satisfy particular audiences.


Answer: A

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