The Self-Society Dynamic: Cognition, Emotion and Action

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511527722

Sociologists generally study macrolevel institutions and social processes with little reference to the individual. Psychologists, on the other hand, tend to study individual-level processes with little reference to society. This volume, featuring contributions from influential scholars in US social psychology, brings the link between the individual and society into focus. The chapters in the volume are distinguished by their concentration on either cognitive, affective or behavioural processes. These analyses eschew the traditional psychological approach to individual-level processes and instead offer intriguing accounts of how thought, emotion and action are embedded in social context and are central to the dynamic between self and society. Together, the 14 chapters present a synthesis of theory and research that are a major force in stimulating and influencing investigations of the link between the individual and the larger society.

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Frontmatter
pp i-vi
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Contents
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Contributors
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Preface and acknowledgments
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Introduction: The self–society dynamic
pp 1-18
- By Judith A. Howard
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1 - Exploring the relevance of social cognition for the relationship of self and society: Linking the cognitive perspective and identity theory
pp 19-42
- By Sheldon Stryker
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2 - Toward a sociology of cognition
pp 43-54
- By Peter L. Callero
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3 - The cerebral self: Thinking and planning about identity-relevant activity
pp 55-74
- By Richard T. Serpe
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4 - Growing up: The development and acquisition of social knowledge
pp 75-102
- By Kathleen Carley
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5 - The social contexts of self-feeling
pp 103-122
- By Ralph H. Turner, Victoria Billings
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6 - Self-processes and emotional experiences
pp 123-142
- By Morris Rosenberg
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7 - An affect control view of cognition and emotion
pp 143-170
- By Lynn Smith-Lovin
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8 - The self-concept as a basis for a theory of motivation
pp 171-188
- By Viktor Gecas
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9 - Attitudes, behavior, and the self
pp 189-208
- By Peter J. Burke
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10 - From changing selves toward changing society
pp 209-238
- By Judith A. Howard
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11 - Possible selves and social support: Social cognitive resources for coping and striving
pp 239-258
- By Paula Nurius
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12 - Is the road to helping paved with good intentions? Or inertia?
pp 259-280
- By Jane Allyn Piliavin
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13 - Social structure and the moral self
pp 281-304
- By Michael L. Schwalbe
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14 - The production of selves in personal relationships
pp 305-322
- By Philip Blumstein
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15 - Conclusion
pp 323-331
- By Peter L. Callero
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Indexes
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

Contributors
pp ix-x

Preface and acknowledgments
pp xi-xii

Introduction: The self–society dynamic
pp 1-18

1 - Exploring the relevance of social cognition for the relationship of self and society: Linking the cognitive perspective and identity theory
pp 19-42

2 - Toward a sociology of cognition
pp 43-54

3 - The cerebral self: Thinking and planning about identity-relevant activity
pp 55-74

4 - Growing up: The development and acquisition of social knowledge
pp 75-102

5 - The social contexts of self-feeling
pp 103-122

6 - Self-processes and emotional experiences
pp 123-142

7 - An affect control view of cognition and emotion
pp 143-170

8 - The self-concept as a basis for a theory of motivation
pp 171-188

9 - Attitudes, behavior, and the self
pp 189-208

10 - From changing selves toward changing society
pp 209-238

11 - Possible selves and social support: Social cognitive resources for coping and striving
pp 239-258

12 - Is the road to helping paved with good intentions? Or inertia?
pp 259-280

13 - Social structure and the moral self
pp 281-304

14 - The production of selves in personal relationships
pp 305-322

15 - Conclusion
pp 323-331

Indexes
pp 332-337

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