Table of Contents

Introduction 1: Restorying the Self Part I: Envisioning a Social Self 2: Formulating a Social Self 3: The Dark Side 4: Two Options for the Postmodern Self 5: Ending the Story in Interpretive Practice Part II: The Everyday Technology of Self Construction 6: Narrating the Self 7: Demarcating Space for Self Narration 8: The Circumstances of Self Construction 9: Material Mediations Conclusion 10: The Moral Climate of the Self We Live By

Reviews

"A fascinating attempt to reconcile the 20th-century concept of the social self with postmodernist thinking, this volume makes an important contribution to the literature of both the social sciences and humanities. Following a brief introductory chapter, the authors take the reader on a crisp, condensed historical journey through various conceptions of the self and the theorists most responsible for their development."--B. Ayers-Nachamkin, Wilson
College
"Well organized. It offers a variety of information on pertinent theorists and theories. Written in a manner that makes it easy for students to understand sociology and its role in everyday life."--Sonya Gantt, Wayne State University
"Just the text I was looking for....Looks like a great book."--Penny Green, University of Southern Colorado