1st Edition

Self and Society Social Change and Individual Development

Edited By Nevitt Sanford Copyright 1966
400 Pages
by Routledge

400 Pages
by Routledge

398 Pages
by Routledge

How does his social environment change an individual, and why do these changes occur? Can social institutions be shaped and molded profoundly enough to afford each member of a society his maximum potential for happiness, effective functioning, and complete development? In this new work a distinguished psychologist evolves a theory of personality and society designed to help guide the work of... Read more
Introduction, PART ONE, 1. The Study of Human Problems, PART TWO, 2. Action to Promote Personality Development: Some Basic Concepts, 3. Personality Development in a Change- Promoting Institution, 4. Institutionally Induced Personality Change: A Case Study, PART THREE, 5. Elements of Personality: Id , Ego, Superego, 6. Formal and Dynamic Structure in Personality, 7. Identification, Introjection, and Personality Development, PART FOUR, 8. Personality Factors i n Criminality, 9. Psychodynamic and Social Factors in Neurosis, 10. The Authoritarian Personality: A Case Study, 11. The Acting-Out of Impulse in Late Adolescence: A Case Study, 12. Masculinity-Femininity in the Structure of Personality, 13. Creativity and Conformity, PART FIVE, 14. Culture and Society, 15. Individual and Social Change in a Community under Pressure, 16. Changing Sex Roles, Socialization, and Education, 17. Personality Development in College, 18. The Mental Hospital as a Change-Agency, 19. Social Action to Promote Individual Development, PART SIX, 20. Social Science and Social Practice, References, Name Index, Subject Index

Biography

Nevitt Sanford