Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface and acknowledgments
- Introduction: The self–society dynamic
- 1 Exploring the relevance of social cognition for the relationship of self and society: Linking the cognitive perspective and identity theory
- 2 Toward a sociology of cognition
- 3 The cerebral self: Thinking and planning about identity-relevant activity
- 4 Growing up: The development and acquisition of social knowledge
- 5 The social contexts of self-feeling
- 6 Self-processes and emotional experiences
- 7 An affect control view of cognition and emotion
- 8 The self-concept as a basis for a theory of motivation
- 9 Attitudes, behavior, and the self
- 10 From changing selves toward changing society
- 11 Possible selves and social support: Social cognitive resources for coping and striving
- 12 Is the road to helping paved with good intentions? Or inertia?
- 13 Social structure and the moral self
- 14 The production of selves in personal relationships
- 15 Conclusion
- Indexes
Contents
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 September 2009
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface and acknowledgments
- Introduction: The self–society dynamic
- 1 Exploring the relevance of social cognition for the relationship of self and society: Linking the cognitive perspective and identity theory
- 2 Toward a sociology of cognition
- 3 The cerebral self: Thinking and planning about identity-relevant activity
- 4 Growing up: The development and acquisition of social knowledge
- 5 The social contexts of self-feeling
- 6 Self-processes and emotional experiences
- 7 An affect control view of cognition and emotion
- 8 The self-concept as a basis for a theory of motivation
- 9 Attitudes, behavior, and the self
- 10 From changing selves toward changing society
- 11 Possible selves and social support: Social cognitive resources for coping and striving
- 12 Is the road to helping paved with good intentions? Or inertia?
- 13 Social structure and the moral self
- 14 The production of selves in personal relationships
- 15 Conclusion
- Indexes
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- The Self-Society DynamicCognition, Emotion and Action, pp. vii - viiiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1991