ABSTRACT
What is the nature of the 'self', how do everyday experiences shape it, and how does it influence our thinking, judgements and behaviors? Such questions constitute enduring puzzles in psychology, and are also of critical practical importance for applied domains such as clinical, counseling, educational and organizational psychology. In this book a select group of eminent international researchers survey the most recent advances in research of the self. In particular, they discuss the influence of cognitive and intra-psychic processes (Part 1), interpersonal and relational variables (Part 2), and inter-group phenomena on the self (Part 3).
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|122 pages
Individual and Intrapsychic Aspects of the Self
chapter 3|14 pages
Egocentrism and the Social Self
chapter 6|23 pages
Positioning Self-Handicapping within the Self-Zoo
chapter 7|20 pages
Self-Handicapping and the Social Self
part II|111 pages
Interpersonal and Relational Aspects of the Self
chapter 9|14 pages
The Inner World of Rejection
chapter 10|13 pages
Threatened Selves
chapter 11|16 pages
The Social Self and the Social Other
chapter 13|13 pages
Facework and Emotion Work
part III|128 pages
Intergroup, Collective, and Cultural Aspects of the Self