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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prologue how to be good in America
  • Redemption and the American soul
  • The generative adult
  • Life stories
  • How the story begins : the chosen people
  • My good inner self : from Emerson to Oprah
  • God bless America
  • Black (and white)
  • Contaminated plots, vicious circles
  • When redemption fails
  • Obama versus Bush : competing stories of redemption
  • Culture, narrative, and the self
  • Epilogue final thoughts and confessions
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index.

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