Extending self-esteem theory and research sociological and psychological currents

Self-esteem is an academic and popular phenomenon, vigorously researched and debated, sometimes imbued with magical qualities, other times vilified as the bane of the West's preoccupation with self. Though thousands of articles have been devoted to the topic, and bookstores work to feed the pub...

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Otros Autores: Owens, Timothy J. (Timothy Joseph) (-), Stryker, Sheldon, Goodman, Norman
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press 2001
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I. The Frame: 1. The future of self-esteem: an introduction Timothy J. Owens and Sheldon Stryker ; 2. The self as social product and social force: Morris Rosenberg and the elaboration of a deceptively simple effect Gregory C. Elliot
  • Part II. Conceptual and Methodological Issues: 3. Theorizing the relationship between self-esteem and identity Laurie H. Ervin and Sheldon Stryker ; 4. Measuring self-esteem: race, ethnicity, and gender considered Timothy J. Owens and Adam King ; 5. The self-concept as a social force Viktor Gecas ; 6. Self-certainty and self-esteem Ronald Wright
  • Part III. Social and Life Course Contexts of Self-Esteem: 7. Self-esteem of children and adolescents David H. Demo ; 8. Failure of the dream: notes for a research program on self-esteem and failed identity in adulthood Norman Goodman ; 9. Self-esteem and work across the life course Carmi Schooler and Gary Oates ; 10. Comfort with the self Roberta G. Simmons
  • Part IV. Self-Esteem and Social Inequalities: 11. Self-esteem and race Pamela Braboy Jackson and Sonia P. Lassiter ; 12. Gender and self-esteem: narrative and efficacy in the negotiation of structural factors Anne Statham, Katherine Rhoades and Laura Wittman ; 13. Bereavement and the loss of mattering Leonard I. Pearlin and Allen J. LeBlanc ; 14. Self-esteem and social inequality L. Edward Wells ; 15. Self-evaluation and stratification beliefs Matthew O. Hunt
  • Part V. Self-Esteem and Social Problems: 16. The science and politics of self-esteem: schools caught in the middle Martin V. Covington ; 17. Self-esteem and deviant behavior: a critical review and theoretical integration Howard B. Kaplan ; 18. Low self-esteem people: a collective portrait Morris Rosenberg and Timothy J. Owens.