Individual Self, Relational Self, Collective Self

by Marilyn B. Brewer

Book Overview

This edited volume addresses key issues relating to the concept of self, an increasingly researched area of social psychology. The self-concept consists of three fundamental self-representations: the individual self, the relational self, and the collective self. That is, people seek to achieve self-definition and self-interpretation (i.e. identity) in three fundamental ways: in terms of their personal traits, in terms of dyadic relationships, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841690430
• ISBN13: 9781841690438
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.2"