Society and Personality

Being an "interactionist" approach to social psychology, Society and Personality deals with people, not as isolated individuals, but as participants in groups

Autorentext

Tamotsu Shibutani

Klappentext

Being an "interactionist" approach to social psychology, Society and Personality deals with people, not as isolated individuals, but as participants in groups

Inhalt

Introduction; The systematic study of human behavior; One: Social Control; The structure of organized groups; Self-conscious participation in groups; The cultural matrix of role-playing; Communication and social control; Two: Motivation; Consciousness and voluntary conduct; The structure of personal identity; Social status in reference groups; Personal autonomy and social; Three: Interpersonal Relations; Sentiments and interpersonal roles; Conventional norms and sentiments; Personal status in primary groups; Self-esteem and social control; Four: Socialization; The Social Matrix of Personal Growth; The development of self-control; The development of personal idiom; Social change and personal growth; Conclusion; Social psychology and social control