Understanding the Self

An accessible, broad-based, authoritative exploration of theories and research relating to the self for students of personality and social psychology. It engages with contemporary debates about the nature of self by contrasting original and leading-edge treatments from five perspectives - biological, cognitive-experimental, experiential, social constructionist and psychodynamic. The concluding chapter explores how these perspectives interrelate. Part of the series "Social Psychology: Personal Lives Social Worlds". 376 pages.