SELF & IDENTITY. Perspectives across the lifespan. (International Library of Psychology)

Book Cover......Page 1 Half-Title......Page 2 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Dedication......Page 6 Contents......Page 7 Notes on contributors......Page 9 Preface......Page 12 Acknowledgments......Page 13 Primary relationships—the emergence of self......Page 14 Childhood—the conservation and evolution of self......Page 15 Adolescence—the consolidation of self......Page 18 Beyond adolescence—institutional demands and personal resolutions......Page 19 References......Page 21 Part I Primary relationships—the emergence of self......Page 22 Biological mirroring......Page 23 Imitation......Page 24 D.W.Winnicott......Page 25 Kohut, self psychology and mirroring......Page 26 Lacan......Page 27 Maurice Merleau-Ponty......Page 28 Mirroring and early peer-relations......Page 29 Negative mirroring......Page 30 References......Page 31 3 Empathic relating and the structure of the self: Parallels in mother-infant and patient-therapist interaction......Page 33 References......Page 39 Integration from holding......Page 41 False self......Page 42 The true self......Page 43 Disorders of the self......Page 44 Mirroring mergers......Page 45 Integration of a true and cohesive self......Page 46 Potential for a creative, true, cohesive self......Page 47 Continuity of being allows creative gestures......Page 48 An emerging self copes with internal and external impingements and deficient tension regulation: Attempts at self-regulation and self-definition......Page 49 An emerging self copes with external impingements and deficient mirroring: A true self attempts to emerge with self-esteem and its own ambitions......Page 50 References......Page 52 5 Mothers’ attributions to their young children......Page 54 Method......Page 56 Frequency distributions for separate dimensions......Page 57 Cross-tabulations between variables......Page 59 References......Page 61 Part II Childhood—the conservation and evolution of self......Page 62 The phenomenon of constancy......Page 63 Expectations of sameness......Page 64 Perceived consistency of essential features......Page 65 Inferred qualities viewed as foundations for later, different qualities......Page 66 References......Page 67 Numerical identity......Page 70 A proposed typology of possible continuity warrants......Page 71 Realistic relational arguments......Page 73 5. Narrative or best-explanation warrants......Page 74 Results......Page 75 References......Page 76 Components of identity......Page 78 Research problems......Page 79 Method......Page 81 Conclusions......Page 82 References......Page 83 Methods used in the present studies......Page 85 Characteristics’ distinctiveness and their salience in the self-concept......Page 86 Social aspects of self-space......Page 88 Self-concept differences as revealed by the ontogeny of verbs......Page 89 References......Page 90 10 The self as observer of the self: A developmental analysis of the subjective self......Page 92 Research design......Page 93 References......Page 97 Part III Adolescence—the consolidation of self......Page 99 The identity statuses......Page 100 Theoretical propositions concerning identity......Page 101 Current salient issues in identity research from an Eriksonian perspective......Page 103 References......Page 104 Global self-esteem......Page 106 The impact of major social and biological changes on adolescent selfesteem......Page 108 School change......Page 109 Independence......Page 110 ‘Arena of comfort’......Page 111 Girls versus boys......Page 112 Notes......Page 113 References......Page 114 Identity......Page 117 Violation of self-expectation......Page 118 Physiological and physical expectations......Page 119 Other depersonalisation events......Page 120 The experience of self-change......Page 121 References......Page 122 Content and outcomes of gendered development in adolescence......Page 124 Processes of gender socialisation......Page 125 Current gender differences in violence......Page 126 Gender equality and violence......Page 127 Findings......Page 130 Discussion......Page 131 References......Page 133 Introduction: Personal projects and action theory......Page 136 Project elicitation: What do adolescents think they’re doing?......Page 137 Project ratings: How’s it going?......Page 139 The triple contexts of personal projects......Page 141 References......Page 143 Statistical versus analytic inference......Page 145 Case study and situation analysis......Page 146 Research programme: School-leavers’ coping strategies and identity development......Page 147 General interview 2......Page 149 Social Identity Inventory: Further interview with Jane......Page 150 Conclusions......Page 151 References......Page 152 Part IV Beyond adolescence— institutional demands and personal resolutions......Page 153 17 Stability and change in the self-concept from adolescence to adulthood......Page 154 Processes of self-concept formation......Page 156 Stability and change in the self-concept......Page 157 From adolescence to adulthood in the life course......Page 158 Evidence from two longitudinal studies......Page 159 Notes......Page 161 References......Page 162 Introduction......Page 165 Research findings......Page 167 Conclusions......Page 172 References......Page 173 The theoretical framework......Page 175 The research design......Page 178 An illustrative case......Page 179 General findings......Page 180 References......Page 182 20 Perceived change of self among adults: A conspectus......Page 183 Results......Page 185 Discussion......Page 186 References......Page 190 Controversial issues......Page 192 Purpose of the chapter: Questions and hypotheses......Page 193 The system of meaning......Page 194 Findings and conclusions......Page 196 Attempts at some answers......Page 200 References......Page 201 Adoption and the theory of the ‘identity crisis’......Page 203 The social identity of adoption......Page 207 Notes......Page 208 References......Page 209 Subject Index......Page 210 Author Index......Page 212 This volume reflects the renewal of interest in S̀elf' and Ìdentity' among social scientists. It adopts an interdisciplinary approach to explore different perspectives across the lifespan, from the neonate to the elderly adult Edited By Terry Honess And Krysia Yardley. Published In The Usa ... In Association With Methuen Inc. ... New York--t.p. Verso. Includes Bibliographies And Indexes.