Self in Social Psychology - Key Readings (Paperback, annotated edition)

Contents:
R.F. Baumeister, The Nature and Structure of the Self: An Overview. Part 1: Self-Knowledge. J. Shrauger, T. Schoenema, Symbolic Interactionist View of Self-Concept: Through the Looking Glass Darkly. S. Taylor, J. Brown, Illusion and Well-Being: A Social Psychological Perspective on Mental Health. Part 2: Self-Conceptions. W. James, The Self. H. Turner, The Real Self: From Institution to Impulse. Part 3: Motivational Roots. M. Leary, E. Tambor, S. Terdal, D. Downs, Self-Esteem as an Interpersonal Monitor: The Sociometer Hypothesis. J. Greenberg, S. Solomon, T. Pyszczynski, A. Rosenblatt, J. Burling, D. Lyon, L. Simon, E. Pinel, Why Do People Need Self-Esteem? Converging Evidence that Self-Esteem Serves an Anxiety-Buffering Function. Part 4: Self and Information Processing. H. Markus, Self-Schemata and Processing Information about the Self. T. Rogers, N. Kuiper, W. Kirker, Self-Reference and the Encoding of Personal Information. E.T. Higgins, Self-Discrepancy: A Theory Relating Self and Affect. Part 5: Self-Presentation M. Leary, L. Tchividjian, B. Kraxberger, Self- Presentation Can Be Hazardous to Your Health: Impression Management and Health Risk. D. Tice, Self-Presentation and Self-Concept Change. The Looking Glass. Self as Magnifying Glass. Part 6: Self-Esteem. B.J. Campbell, Self-Esteem and Clarity of the Self-Concept. R.F. Baumeister, L. Smart, J. Boden, Relation of Threatened Egotism to Violence and Aggression: The Dark Side of High Self-Esteem. Part 7: Self-Regulation. A. Bandura, Self-Efficacy: Toward a Unifying Theory of Behavior Change. C. Carver, M. Scheier, Control Theory: A Useful Conceptual Framework for Personality- Social, Clinical and Health Psychology. R.F. Baumeister, E. Bratslavsky, M. Muraven, D. Tice, Ego Depletion: Is the Active Self a Limited Resource? Part 8: Self and Culture. H. Markus, S. Kitayma, Culture and the Self: Implications for Cognition, Emotion, and Motivation. Part 9: Motivations and Self-Knowledge. C. Steele, The Psychology of Self-Affirmation: Sustaining the Integrity of the Self. W. Swann, J. Griffin, S. Predmore, B. Gaines, The Cognitive-Affective Crossfire: When Self-Consistency Confronts Self-Enhancement. C. Sedikides, Assessment, Enhancement, and Verification Determinants of the Self- Evaluation Process. Part 10: Strategies. E. Jones, S. Berglas, Control of the Attributions about the Self Through Self-Handicapping Strategies: The Appeal of Alcohol and the Role of Underachievement. R. Cialdini, R. Borden, A. Thorne, M. Walker, S. Freeman, L. Sloan, Basking in Reflected Glory: Three (Football) Field Studies. A. Tesser, Toward a Self-Evaluation Maintenance Model of Social Behavior. Appendix: How to Read a Research Article in Social Psychology. Author Index. Subject Index.