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The redemptive self : stories Americans live by /

This book identifies and explores a particular story about life - a narrative identity. At the centre of this life story is the concept of redemption as the deliverance from suffering to a better world. Adults with high psychological measures showing a caring and productive approach to life think of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McAdams, Dan P.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Prologue: A Life Story Made in America; Chapter 1 Redemption and the American Soul; Chapter 2 The Generative Adult; Chapter 3 Life Stories; Chapter 4 The Chosen People; Chapter 5 My Good Inner Self: From Emerson to Oprah; Chapter 6 God Bless America; Chapter 7 Black (and White); Chapter 8 Contaminated Plots, Vicious Circles; Chapter 9 When Redemption Fails; Chapter 10 Culture, Narrative, and the Self; Epilogue: An American's Confessions and Final Thoughts; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y