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Extending Self-Esteem Theory and Research
Sociological and Psychological Currents

Editors:
Timothy J. Owens, Purdue University, Indiana
Sheldon Stryker, Indiana University, Bloomington
Norman Goodman, State University of New York, Stony Brook

Timothy J. Owens, Sheldon Stryker, Gregory C. Elliot, Laurie H. Ervin, Adam King, Viktor Gecas, Ron Wright, David H. Demo, Norman Goodman, Carmi Schooler, Gary Oates, Roberta G. Simmons, Pamela Braboy Jackson, Sonia P. Lassiter, Anne Statham, Katherine Rhoades, Leonard I. Pearlin, Allen J. LeBlanc, L. Edward Wells, Matthew O. Hunt, Martin V. Covington, Howard B. Kaplan, Morris Rosenberg

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Date Published: November 2006
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isbn: 9780521028424

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Self-esteem is an academic and popular phenomenon, vigorously researched and debated, sometimes imbued with magical qualities, other times vilified as the bane of the West's preoccupation with self. Though thousands of articles have been devoted to the topic, and bookshops work to feed the public's appetite for advice on revealing, enhancing and maintaining self-esteem, conflicting claims and findings have placed the field in disarray. In a very real sense, self-esteem is a victim of its own popularity. This book seeks to add clarity to a concept earlier examined by such notable self theorists as Morris Rosenberg but eminently worthy of re-examination and extension. We do this by asking some leading thinkers on self-esteem theory, measurement and application to assess what we know about self-esteem, and link it to important aspects of society and the human experience.
- Comprehensive examination of self-esteem
- Interdisciplinary examination of self-esteem
- Appropriate for upper-division undergraduate courses, graduate and professional courses, and interested lay readership
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'This volume is an exceptionally fine resource for both novices and professionals interested in the current diversity of research into self-esteem and in issues for future research.' Ralph H. Turner, University of California, Los Angeles
'An important resource for social, personality, developmental, and clinical psychologists interested in self-esteem.' Mark Leary, Wake Forest University and editor of Self and Identity
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Product details
- Date Published: November 2006
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521028424
- length: 472 pages
- dimensions: 227 x 150 x 27 mm
- weight: 0.689kg
- contains: 8 b/w illus. 21 tables
- availability: Available
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Part I. The Frame:
1. The future of self-esteem: an introduction Timothy J. Owens and Sheldon Stryker
2. The self as social product and social force: Morris Rosenberg and the elaboration of a deceptively simple effect Gregory C. Elliot
Part II. Conceptual and Methodological Issues:
3. Theorizing the relationship between self-esteem and identity Laurie H. Ervin and Sheldon Stryker
4. Measuring self-esteem: race, ethnicity, and gender considered Timothy J. Owens and Adam King
5. The self as a social force Viktor Gecas
6. Self-certainty and self-esteem Ron Wright
Part III. Social and Life Course Contexts of Self-Esteem:
7. Self-esteem of children and adolescents David H. Demo
8. Failure of the dream: notes for a research program on self-esteem and failed identity in adulthood Norman Goodman
9. Self-esteem and work across the life course Carmi Schooler and Gary Oates
10. Comfort with the self Roberta G. Simmons
Part IV. Self-Esteem and Social Inequalities:
11. Self-esteem and race Pamela Braboy Jackson and Sonia P. Lassiter
12. Gender and self-esteem: narrative and efficacy in the negotiation of structural factors Anne Statham and Katherine Rhoades
13. Bereavement and the loss of mattering Leonard I. Pearlin and Allen J. LeBlanc
14. Self-esteem and social inequality L. Edward Wells
15. Self-evaluation and stratification beliefs Matthew O. Hunt
Part V. Self-Esteem and Social Problems:
16. The science and politics of self-esteem: schools caught in the middle Martin V. Covington
17. Self-esteem and deviant behavior: a critical review and theoretical integration Howard B. Kaplan
18. Low self-esteem people: a collective portrait Morris Rosenberg and Timothy J. Owens
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Editors
Timothy J. Owens, Purdue University, Indiana
Sheldon Stryker, Indiana University, Bloomington
Norman Goodman, State University of New York, Stony Brook
Contributors
Timothy J. Owens, Sheldon Stryker, Gregory C. Elliot, Laurie H. Ervin, Adam King, Viktor Gecas, Ron Wright, David H. Demo, Norman Goodman, Carmi Schooler, Gary Oates, Roberta G. Simmons, Pamela Braboy Jackson, Sonia P. Lassiter, Anne Statham, Katherine Rhoades, Leonard I. Pearlin, Allen J. LeBlanc, L. Edward Wells, Matthew O. Hunt, Martin V. Covington, Howard B. Kaplan, Morris Rosenberg