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When an individual takes into consideration how other people think of them and take the role of "the group as a whole" they are engaged in what mead would refer to as?

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The answer to the question above is this: THE GENERALIZED OTHER. The Generalized Other is actually proposed by George Herbert Mead. This is a concept in social science that refers to someone who reacts and behaves based on how other people expects them to be. George Herbert Mead is actually a known American Philosopher and sociologist.
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