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Understanding the Self
Edited by:
- Richard Stevens - The Open University
February 1996 | 384 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
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.
Richard Stevens
Introduction
Frederick Toates
The Embodied Self
Mansur Lalljee
The Interpreting Self
Richard Stevens
The Reflexive Self
Margaret Wetherell and Janet Maybin
The Distributed Self
Kerry Thomas
The Defensive Self
Richard Stevens and Margaret Wetherell
The Self in the Modern World
A lovely book, well written. I enjoyed the way the author transceneded a variety of theoretical approached. Unfortunately not what is required for the course I am teaching
Humanities , Sligo Institute of Technology
May 28, 2012
This is a dated text and subsequently is devoid of the more contemporary postmodern/ post structuralist perspectives on identity and self
Dept of Nursing, Tralee Institute of Technology
June 18, 2010