Self and Society Narcissism, Collectivism, and the Development of Morals

Name: Self and Society Narcissism, Collectivism, and the Development of Morals
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ISBN: 9780521317702

ISBN-10: 0521317703

ISBN-13: 9780521317702

Edition: 1985

Authors: Drew Westen

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The relation between individual and collective processes is central to the social sciences, yet difficult to conceptualize because of the necessity of crossing disciplinary boundaries. The result is that researchers in different disciplines construct their own implicit, and often unsatisfactory, models of either individual or collective phenomena, which in turn influence their theoretical and empirical work. In this book, Drew Westen attempts to cross these boundaries, proposing an interdisciplinary approach to personality, to culture, and to the relation between the two. Part I of the book sets forth a model of personality that integrates psychodynamic analysis with an understanding of…

Book details

List price: $44.99
Copyright year: 1985
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 10/31/1985
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 458
Size: 5.98" wide x 8.94" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 1.474
Language: English



Preface



A Theory of Personality



Personality theory: the three faces of psyche



Emotion: a missing link between psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioural psychology?



The structure and dynamics of personality



The development of personality, narcissism, and moral judgment



A Theory of Culture



Social theory in sociology and anthropology



Societal structure and dynamics



The development of collectivism and the culture ideal



Personality and Culture: A Synthesis



Culture and personality: dying species or vigorous hybrid?



Psychic and sociocultural structure and dynamics



Personality and communitarian collectivism



The psychodynamics of modernization



Personality and sociocultural change



Breakdown and recovery: paradigmatic processes in personal identity and cultural integration



Personality and individuation


References


Index