Worth and social status
Information about our worth in society comes from references to our social status in society.
We form the core of who we are as well as our sense of overall worth based on our perception of how others in the world react to us, and what they tell us about ourselves.
Moreover, a great deal of our sense of self comes from our social identities. This leads us to integrate the value of the groups to which we belong into our value as a person.
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