2nd Edition

The Construction of Personality An Introduction (Second Edition)

By Sarah E. Hampson Copyright 1988
330 Pages
by Routledge

330 Pages
by Routledge

330 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1988, this second edition of The Construction of Personality has been substantially revised and updated. The author provides an introduction to current theory and research in the psychology of personality at the time and examines this work from the perspective of constructivism. As a consequence of this constructivist approach, the book covers topics from social... Read more

Acknowledgments.  1. The Concept of Personality  Part 1 – Explicit Personality: The Personality Theorist’s Perspective  2. Single-trait Theories  3. Multi-trait Theories  4. Personality and Consistency  Part 2 – Implicit Personality: The Lay Perspective  5. The Lay Perspective  6. Implicit versus Explicit Personality Theories  Part 3 – The Self Perspective and Personality Construction  7. The Self Perspective  8. The Construction of Personality  Part 4 – Applications of the Constructivist Approach  9. Personality Over the Life-Span  10. Criminal Personality.  Bibliography.

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Sarah E. Hampson