1st Edition
Society and Personality Interactionist Approach to Social Psychology
By Tamotsu Shibutani
Copyright 1987
648 Pages
by
Routledge
648 Pages
by
Routledge
648 Pages
by
Routledge
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Being an "interactionist" approach to social psychology, Society and Personality deals with people, not as isolated individuals, but as participants in groups. The aim of the book is to help the reader develop an orderly perspective—a consistent point of view from which to see his (or her) own conduct and that of his (or her) fellows. Propositions about behavior seen from the viewpoint are... Read more
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
Biography
Tamotsu Shibutani
