Self-Esteem in Time and Place: How American Families Imagine, Enact, and Personalize a Cultural Ideal

by Peggy J. Miller

The concept of self-esteem is a fixture in the psychological and moral landscape of American society. This is especially true in the arena of childrearing: images and references to self-esteem are ubiquitous in academic, educational, and popular media. Yet, until now, little has been known about what self-esteem means to parents or how self-esteem infiltrates everyday practices.

Self-Esteem in Time and Place reveals how self-esteem became a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199959722
• ISBN13: 9780199959723
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.4"