alleryIn Mead's play stage, a child builds a self by:
Ataking every player's role at once
Bobeying written school rules
Ccopying gestures without meaning
Dtaking others' roles one at a time
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. taking others' roles one at a time
1. In the play stage the child takes on the roles of distinct others one at a time.
2. Taking turns as doctor and patient is such role-play.
3. The game stage is later and requires taking the roles of everyone in the group.
_Source: Wikipedia, "George Herbert Mead" (rev 1379804092), section "Play and game and the generalized other"_
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