The Social Dynamics of Self-Esteem: Theory to Therapy
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
The Social Dynamics of Self-Esteem: Theory to Therapy
By (Author) Jeff D. Burns
By (author) R A. Steffenhagen
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Praeger Publishers Inc
5th October 1987
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
616.89
Physical Properties
Hardback
258
Description
The Social Dynamics of Self-Esteem introduces a unique synthesis of the theoretical views posited by Alfred Adler, Karl Marx, Georg Simmel, and Edmond Husserl in the development of a coherent theory of self-esteem. Grounded in the humanistic tradition of Adler, self-esteem theory redefines the concepts of personality as a function of both psychological and social parameters. The authors identify 18 facets of self-esteem at three levels of ego and develop three self-esteem inventories to measure each ego level. They also advance a new socio-psychological theory of deviance and develop a conflict theory of personality. This text will prove to be an indispensable handbook for professionals in psychology, psychiatry, social work, counselling, and pastoral therapy.
Author Bio
R.A.STEFFENHAGEN is a professor at the University of Vermont and has been a licensed clinical psychologist. JEFF D.BURNS received a B.A. from the University of Vermont where he studied with R.A. Steffenhagen.
