The redemptive self : stories Americans live by /

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How do we as Americans define our identities? How do our stories represent who we are-our successes, our failures, our past, our future? Stories of redemption are some of the most powerful ways to express American identity and all that it can entail, from pain and anguish to joy and fulfillment. Psy...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McAdams, Dan P.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Edición:Revised and Expanded edition.
Temas:
Self-perception > United States.
Redemption > Psychology > Miscellanea.
Success > United States > Psychological aspects.
Perception de soi > États-Unis.
Rédemption > Psychologie > Miscellanées.
Succès > États-Unis > Aspect psychologique.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Life Stages > General.
PSYCHOLOGY > Developmental > General.
PSYCHOLOGY > Developmental > Lifespan Development.
PSYCHOLOGY > General.
Self-perception.
Success > Psychological aspects.
United States.
Trivia and miscellanea.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:How do we as Americans define our identities? How do our stories represent who we are-our successes, our failures, our past, our future? Stories of redemption are some of the most powerful ways to express American identity and all that it can entail, from pain and anguish to joy and fulfillment. Psychologist Dan P. McAdams examines how these narratives, in which the hero is delivered from suffering to an enhanced status or state, represent a new psychology of American identity, and in turn, how they translate to understanding our own lives. In this revised and expanded edition of The Redemptiv.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xx, 371 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 332-354) and index.
ISBN:9780199969760
0199969760
1299940544
9781299940543
0199969779
9780199969777

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