| Understanding the Self Contributor(s): Stevens, Richard (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0761950400 ISBN-13: 9780761950400 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $66.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1996 Annotation: A stimulating textbook, Understanding the Self introduces a broad range of theoretical perspectives that treat the self as a central concern of social psychology and gives students an insight into contemporary debates about the self. The opening chapter draws out the key features of "being a person" and introduces the idea of a multiple-perspective approach. Subsequent chapters clearly explain biological, cognitive-experimental, experiential (including humanistic, phenomenological, and existential), social constructionist, and psychodynamic approaches. After thorough and thought-provoking discussion, the book concludes with an examination of the dilemmas of self and identity in modern society. Understanding the Self is the perfect overview of theoretical perspectives for use in undergraduate as well as introductory graduate courses in social psychology as well as sociology. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Social Psychology - Psychology | Personality |
| Dewey: 155.2 |
| LCCN: 95-071767 |
| Series: Published in Association with the Open University |
| Physical Information: 0.87" H x 7.4" W x 9.61" (2.04 lbs) 384 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: I judge this book to be something of a triumph. It provides many valuable insights into how social psychologists work within different paradigms and with quite different assumptions.... Throughout, the writing is clear, central issues are constantly re-examined, and sight is never lost of the whole task of the book... it addresses central issues both adventurously and provocatively. Students who use it are lucky to have such a feast provided, and they are bound to find the material both challenging and stimulating... there is much more about self issues in this text than in any comparable social psychology text. And that, in itself, is a major achievement′ - Self & Society This accessible, broad-based and a |