The dual nature of the self,according to George Herbert Mead,refers to the idea that:
A) there is both a conscious nature and an unconscious nature of the self.
B) We have both a public self and a private self.
C) we experience the self as both subject and object.
D) there is both a social side and an instinctual side to the self.

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Mead's theory of the dual nature of the self refers to the idea that we experience ourselves both as a subject, or the active aspect of the self, and as an object, or the passive aspect of the self that is observed or perceived by others. This concept is also known as the "I" and the "me" in Mead's theory. While there are other aspects to the self such as the public and private self or the social and instinctual side, these concepts are more specific and do not fully capture the dual nature of the self as described by Mead.

The Dual Nature of the Self,according to George Herbert Mead,refers