04902oam 2200709 a 450 991049586070332120230828200655.00-520-35503-20-520-90944-50-585-30700-810.1525/9780520355033(CKB)111004366702006(MH)001721825-X(DE-B1597)649265(DE-B1597)9780520355033(EXLCZ)9911100436670200619890309d1989 ub 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe social importance of self-esteem /edited by Andrew M. Mecca, Neil J. Smelser, and John Vasconcellos[electronic resource]Berkeley University of California Pressc19891 online resource (xxi, 346 p. )ill. ;0-520-06709-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Foreword / Andrew M. Mecca -- Preface / John Vasconcellos -- Self-esteem and social problems : an introduction / Neil J. Smelser -- The association between child maltreatment and self-esteem / Bonnie Bhatti ... [et al.] -- Self-esteem and failure in school : analysis and policy implications / Martin V. Covington -- Self-esteem and teenage pregnancy / Susan B. Crockenberg and Barbara A. Soby -- Crime, violence, and self-esteem : review and proposals / Thomas J. Scheff, Suzanne M. Retzinger, and Michael T. Ryan -- Self-esteem and chronic welfare dependency / Leonard Schneiderman, Walter M. Furman, and Joseph Weber -- Alcohol and drug use and self-esteem : a psychological perspective / Rodney Skager and Elizabeth Kerst.Alcohol and drug use and self-esteem : a sociocultural perspective / Harry H.L. Kitano.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 might exist between these two factors and to suggest policy guidelines relating to the welfare of Californians and to the expenditure of public resources. The ten essays in this volume, prepared by faculty members of the University of California, draw on research in the social and behavioral sciences to explore these issues. They assess the substantive assertions and research findings in the field and make careful evaluations of their reliability and validity. In many cases strong connections between self-esteem and problematic behavior are established, in others the connections are weak, and in some the causal relationship is, as yet, imperfectly understood.One of the conclusions of the book is that research on these issues needs to be improved, particularly in the areas of comparative and longitudinal studies. Guidelines for future research are suggested, and some points of policy direction are elaborated. These essays may indeed promote additional research, for the premise that social stability and welfare are largely dependent on the psychological state of a people poses a challenging and provocative counter-emphasis to the assumption that social institutions are the primary determinants of individual welfare.SOCIAL IMPORTANCE OF SELF-ESTEEMSelf-esteemSocial aspectsUnited StatesSocial problemsPsychological aspectsDeviant behaviorSelf ConceptSocial ProblemsSocial Behavior DisordersUnited StatesSocial conditions1945-Self-imageUnited StatesSocial problemsSelf-esteemSocial aspectsSocial problemsPsychological aspects.Deviant behavior.Self Concept.Social Problems.Social Behavior Disorders.361.1Mecca/Smelserauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/autMecca Andrew M1233620Smelser Neil J89308Vasconcellos John1233621DLCDLCVETUKMPMCHMGBOOK9910495860703321The social importance of self-esteem2865294UNINAThis Record contains information from the Harvard Library Bibliographic Dataset, which is provided by the Harvard Library under its Bibliographic Dataset Use Terms and includes data made available by, among others the Library of Congress