ABSTRACT

This is Volume IX out of eighteen on a series of the Sociology of Behaviour and Psychology. Originally published in 1947, this is essentially to be a college text in courses dealing with the psychology of personality or with problems of mental hygiene, and to serve as an orientation to the interplay of personality, society, and culture. It should also prove to be a valuable supplementary text in social psychology, and in sociology, social work, and education courses dealing with personal adjustment problems.

part One|336 pages

The Foundations of Personality

chapter I|12 pages

What this Book is About

chapter IV|18 pages

Drives, Cycles of Activity, and Emotions

chapter V|23 pages

Some Aspects of Social Learning

chapter VI|25 pages

Mental Life and Interaction

chapter VIII|25 pages

The Language Development of the Individual

chapter IX|24 pages

The Rise of the Self in Interaction

chapter X|42 pages

Language, Thought, and the Self

chapter XI|46 pages

Methods of Studying the Personality

chapter XII|25 pages

Theories of Personality

chapter XIII|36 pages

Types of Personality

part Two|446 pages

Selected Problems of Personal Adjustment

chapter XIV|30 pages

The Induction of the Child Into the Family

chapter XV|33 pages

Other Aspects of Fundamental Training

chapter XVI|26 pages

Some Problems of Adolescence and Maturation

chapter XVIII|17 pages

Teacher-Pupil and Teacher-Community Relations

chapter XIX|34 pages

Mental Hygiene for College Students

chapter XX|34 pages

Adjustment in Marriage

chapter XXI|23 pages

The Dissolution of the Family

chapter XXII|32 pages

Adjustment Problems of the Modern Woman

chapter XXIV|39 pages

The Personality of the Juvenile Delinquent

chapter XXV|25 pages

The Personality of the Adult Criminal

chapter XXVIII|44 pages

The Neurotic and Psychotic in Our Society

part Three|34 pages

Certain Wider Implications