The Conceptual Self in Context Culture Experience Self Understanding |
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| Author:
| Neisser, Ulric
Jopling, David A. |
| Series title: | Emory Symposia in Cognition Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-15360-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2010 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $53.99 |
Book Description:
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We all believe certain things about ourselves; taken together, those beliefs make up our "self-concept." In this book a prestigious group of psychologists, anthropologists, and philosophers tackles the basic questions about selves and self-concepts: how they develop in childhood, whether they vary from one country to the next and in what ways, how they change in some forms of mental illness. These are among the most hotly debated questions in the social sciences today; the contributors...
More DescriptionWe all believe certain things about ourselves; taken together, those beliefs make up our "self-concept." In this book a prestigious group of psychologists, anthropologists, and philosophers tackles the basic questions about selves and self-concepts: how they develop in childhood, whether they vary from one country to the next and in what ways, how they change in some forms of mental illness. These are among the most hotly debated questions in the social sciences today; the contributors to this volume lay out their positions vigorously and clearly.