Who Am I

Abstract

Culture, self, and social identity all are interconnected. An individual's life cannot be fully comprehended without connecting all these concepts. Psychology is a science, and philosophy is beyond science, and both fields have analysed and debated culture, self, and social identity. This chapter has used the theories and teachings of famous psychologists and philosophers to understand the influence of culture on self and social identity. The analysis has shown that all psychologists emphasize the role of culture on the formation of self and social identity and empathize the suffering of human beings because of the loss of culture and provide psychology techniques and therapies to handle it successfully. Philosophers call for throwing out the culture, self, and social identity and immerse oneself into the higher collective consciousness and supreme power.