Symbolic Self Completion / Edition 1

by R. A. Wicklund, P. M. Gollwitzer

Overview

First published in 1982. The problem addressed in this volume is the human pursuit of self-definitions. Self-definitions can vary widely with respect to the context in which they are found, and in regard to who aspires to possess them. Violinist, mother, humanitarian, intellectual, equestrian, and French-speaker are all examples of self-definitions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780898592139
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/01/1982
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1360L (what's this?)

About the Author

Robert A. Wicklund and Peter M. Gollwitzer University of Texas ot Austin.

Table of Contents

Part I Extending Lewinian Theory; Chapter 1 A Special Part of Human Nature; Chapter 2 Theoretical Beginnings: Task Interruption, Resumption, And Substitution; Chapter 3 Symbolic Self-Completion; Part II II Self-Symbolizing and Social Reality; Chapter 4 The Necessity of Social Reality; Chapter 5 The Constructive Effects of Self-Symbolizing; Chapter 6 The Decay of Interpersonal Relations; Part III Various Forms of Self-Symbolizing; Chapter 7 The Refusal to Admit to Failure; Chapter 8 The Attempt to Influence Others; Chapter 9 The Display of Enduring Symbols; Part IV Conceptual Issues Underlying the Theory; Chapter 10 The Community Reacts to Self-Symbolizing; Chapter 11 Commitment and the Rise of the Self-Definition; Chapter 12 The Psychology of Compensation;