Multiple external factors determine our perception of self!
As human beings, we are a social species, so the factors that dominate our self-perception are more influenced by groups than individuals. Overall social, cultural, political, and family meditative concepts and ideologies are a direct reflection of our self-awareness. Also, being inspired by social and recreational mediums to play the role of one of the regulators of modern society, we conceive our self-perception ideas.
The role of family in the formation of self-perception
How we create ourselves or how we see ourselves, this process starts from the very moment of birth. Our character and moral values, attributes, attitudes, and even self-confidence and the structural readiness of each self-controlling element change, take shape and come into being in the context of the experiences and perceptions we constantly acquire. From infancy parents and other close family relationships play a role in shaping our self-esteem, both positive and negative. Parental appreciation plays a very important role in determining what a child might be like as he or she grows up. Family encouragement and appreciation are necessary to make the child confident. However, giving extra encouragement can have a negative effect on the child. Excessive self-confidence and the tendency to think of oneself as superior to others reveals a person's characteristic weakness. Therefore, a balanced and even family intervention is effective in building our proper self-perception.
Cultural significance in the formation of self-perception
Inspired by the cultural history of our nation, we mold self-perception accordingly. For example, the people of India have achieved their due by fighting against the British colonizers, so as Indians we all like to think of ourselves as fighters and rebels. One of the salient features of our character is that we do not enslave anyone. Similarly, our country has historically witnessed the gathering and interaction of people of many races and castes. Our ethnic identity carries a mixture of diverse sects, philosophies, civilizations and literatures. So, we Indians are naturally forgiving, fertile minded and hospitable. This self-awareness of ours is entirely inspired by the ancient classical significance of our nationality.
The importance of media in the formation of self-perception
In today's modern society, the representation of multiple mediums of entertainment deeply controls our sense of self. For example, the powerful propaganda of various media has created a one-sided and unrealistic connotation of attractiveness and beauty in our minds. We usually consider the hero-heroine we see on the silver screen or the models we see on the pages of magazines to be the only beautiful ones, and everything else is ugly in our eyes. This horrible, dangerous and ultimately degrading measure of beauty set by the media is also shrinking the concept of our self-perception. We all want to be fair, skinny and beautiful like celebrities. Currently, there is no alternative to the media in order to shape the narrative of 'who we are' and 'what we want to be'. Similarly, the world's influential media houses continue to make the political ambitions of the rich and influential countries acceptable to the masses by creating one-sided narratives, influencing our notion of self-perception in the political and economic spheres.
