Table of Contents

Contributors; Preface and acknowledgments; Introduction: the self-society dynamic Judith A. Howard; 1. Exploring the relevance of social cognition for the relationship of self and society: linking the cognitive perspective and identity theory Sheldon Stryker; 2. Toward a sociology of cognition Peter L. Callero; 3. The cerebral self: thinking and planning about identity-relevant activity Richard T. Serpe; 4. Growing up: the development and acquisition of social knowledge Kathleen Carley; 5. The social contexts of self-feeling Ralph H. Turner and Victoria Billings; 6. Self-processes and emotional experiences Morris Rosenberg; 7. An affect control view of cognition and emotion Lynn Smith-Lovin; 8. The self-concept as a basis for a theory of motivation Viktor Gecas; 9. Attitudes, behavior, and the self Peter Burke; 10. From changing selves toward changing society Judith A. Howard; 11. Possible selves and social support: social cognitive resources for coping and striving Paula Nurius; 12. Is the road to helping paved with good intentions? Or inertia? Jane A. Piliavin; 13. Social structure and the moral self Michael L. Schwalbe; 14. The production of selves in personal relationships Philip Blumstein; 15. Conclusion Peter L. Callero; Indexes.

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Offers intriguing accounts of how thought, emotion and action are embedded in social context and are central to the dynamic between self and society.