The social importance of self-esteem / / edited by Andrew M. Mecca, Neil J. Smelser, and John Vasconcellos [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Mecca/Smelser
• Pubblicazione: Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1989
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxi, 346 p. ) : ill.
• Disciplina: 361.1
• Soggetto topico: Self-esteem - Social aspects - United States; Social problems - Psychological aspects; Deviant behavior; Self Concept; Social Problems; Social Behavior Disorders
• Soggetto geografico: United States Social conditions 1945-
• Soggetto non controllato: Self-image; United States - Social problems
• Altri autori: MeccaAndrew M SmelserNeil J VasconcellosJohn
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo abbreviato (Periodici): SOCIAL IMPORTANCE OF SELF-ESTEEM
• Titolo autorizzato: The social importance of self-esteem
• ISBN: 0-520-35503-2; 0-520-90944-5; 0-585-30700-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910495860703321
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