Social symptoms of identity needs : why we have failed to solve our social problems, and what to do about it /
Explains how our major social problems, including crime, violence, terrorism, war, substance abuse, and prejudice, are the result of efforts by their perpetrators to maintain a secure identity, or sense of self. It locates the root causes of these social problems and counterproductive responses in c...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
London :
Karnac,
2009.
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Colección: | Explorations in psycho-social studies series.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Explains how our major social problems, including crime, violence, terrorism, war, substance abuse, and prejudice, are the result of efforts by their perpetrators to maintain a secure identity, or sense of self. It locates the root causes of these social problems and counterproductive responses in certain identity-damaging social and cultural phenomena that force identity to defend and maintain itself by socially harmful means. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 300 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781849408073 1849408076 9780429480331 0429480334 |