Which text argues that, as infants, human beings begin to define their identities against the identities of others? A. W.E.B. Du Bois's The Souls of Black Folk______________?
Correct answer: C. Jacques Lacan's "The Mirror Stage ..."
- A. Roland Barthes's "The Death of the Author"
- B. Jacques Derrida's Of Grammatology
- C. Jacques Lacan's "The Mirror Stage ..."
Explanation
Lacan’s “Mirror Stage” explains how the infant forms an ego by identifying with an external image and distinguishing itself from others. The references to Barthes and Derrida concern authorship and language rather than this account of identity formation.
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