spontaneous self conceptions often adapt to a changing group

Page 97 spontaneous self conceptions often adapt to a changing group. A black woman among white women will think of herself as black, Maguire observed. When moving to a group of black men, she will become more conscious of being a woman. In "caste : the origins of our discontent"

— from Who Is Flying (Self, Nature & Nurture)

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