The Social Importance of Self-Esteem

by Andrew Mecca

Book Overview

Is the well-being of a society dependent on the well-being of its citizenry? Does individual self-esteem play a causal role in chronic social problems such as child abuse, school drop-out rates, teenage pregnancy, alcohol and drug abuse, welfare dependency? In an attempt to answer these questions, the State of California established a task force on self-esteem and social responsibility in 1987. The aim of this body was to determine what connections...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520067096
• ISBN13: 9780520067097
• Release Date: August 1989
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"