Its creator argued that the self emerges out of a social process in which the organism becomes self-conscious.  
Among its tenets is that vocal gesture or language is the mechanism through which development occurs.  In addition the mind, or intelligence, is an instrument developed by the individual to rationally solve problems, and is thus a social product.  Its creator argued that the self emerges out of a social process in which the organism becomes self-conscious.  This self-consciousness arises as a result of the organism's interaction with its environment.  FTP, name this social theory associated with George Herbert Mead.
Among its tenets is that vocal gesture or language is the mechanism through which development occurs.  
symbolic interactionism