Selfhood

This text provides an integrative survey of the burgeoning social-psychological literature on the self. It establishes the intellectual climate that gave rise to contemporary perspectives and integrates early and recent research on the nature of the self-system. The book examines the self's function in evaluating social and personal experience, and its role as a causal influence in social behavior. It is designed for undergraduate students with a psychology background and beginning graduate students seeking an overview of selfhood research and theory.