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• catalog abstract ""Can self-esteem cure our social ills and make our lives better? Or is the search for self-esteem a quest for something that doesn't really exist or whose potential is far less than is believed?"--BOOK JACKET. "The Myth of Self-Esteem addresses these questions by describing and interpreting contemporary America's fascination with self-esteem. Working from a cultural and symbolic perspective, Hewitt presents the subject as a myth that mirrors our culture, producing a book that reaches across the disciplines - from sociology to communications, to schools in education, to individual and social psychology. The Myth of Self-Esteem provides a well-rounded examination of this phenomenon, urging readers to discover the contradiction and problems in the way we view ourselves and our world."--Jacket.".
• catalog contributor b10458635.
• catalog created "c1998.".
• catalog date "1998".
• catalog date "c1998.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1998.".
• catalog description ""Can self-esteem cure our social ills and make our lives better? Or is the search for self-esteem a quest for something that doesn't really exist or whose potential is far less than is believed?"--BOOK JACKET. "The Myth of Self-Esteem addresses these questions by describing and interpreting contemporary America's fascination with self-esteem. Working from a cultural and symbolic perspective, Hewitt presents the subject as a myth that mirrors our culture, producing a book that reaches across the disciplines - from sociology to communications, to schools in education, to individual and social psychology. The Myth of Self-Esteem provides a well-rounded examination of this phenomenon, urging readers to discover the contradiction and problems in the way we view ourselves and our world."--Jacket.".
• catalog description "1. The conventional wisdom of self-esteem. Healthy bodies, healthy selves; Self-esteem and personal salvation; It's what you tell yourself that counts; Social psychologists say ... ; Feeling great and making money; Helping children feel great about themselves; Self-esteem the old-fashioned way; The nature of myths -- 2. Creating the language of self. The vocabulary of selfhood; Individual and self in American culture; Social science and the language of self; Actualizing the self and thinking positively; From wholesale to retail -- 3. Conceptual entrepreneurs. A cornucopia of self-esteem; California esteemin'; Feminism discovers self-esteem; Overcoming the pathological critic; Raising "self-esteeming" kids; Teaching self-esteem -- 4. Self-esteem goes to school. The educational theory of self-esteem; The teaching of self-esteem; Realizing individualism; Motives and motivations; Hope and the illusion of action; Avoiding inequality; Stretching meanings -- 5. A word for all seasons. One word, many meanings; Culture and discourse; Society and the individual; Pursuing happiness and success; Against self-esteem; What is self-esteem, really? -- 6. The reality of self-esteem. Is self-esteem universal?; Self-esteem as an emotion; Self-esteem and the culture of individualism; Has the self declined or disappeared?; Public and private meanings; Self-esteem and the medicalization of the self.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
• catalog extent "xv, 153 p. ;".
• catalog identifier "031213715X (pbk.)".
• catalog identifier "0312175566 (hardcover)".
• catalog isPartOf "Contemporary social issues (New York, N.Y.)".
• catalog isPartOf "Contemporary social issues".
• catalog issued "1998".
• catalog issued "c1998.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "New York : St. Martin's Press,".
• catalog subject "155.2 21".
• catalog subject "BF697.5.S46 H48 1998".
• catalog subject "Self-esteem Social aspects.".
• catalog subject "Self-esteem.".
• catalog tableOfContents "1. The conventional wisdom of self-esteem. Healthy bodies, healthy selves; Self-esteem and personal salvation; It's what you tell yourself that counts; Social psychologists say ... ; Feeling great and making money; Helping children feel great about themselves; Self-esteem the old-fashioned way; The nature of myths -- 2. Creating the language of self. The vocabulary of selfhood; Individual and self in American culture; Social science and the language of self; Actualizing the self and thinking positively; From wholesale to retail -- 3. Conceptual entrepreneurs. A cornucopia of self-esteem; California esteemin'; Feminism discovers self-esteem; Overcoming the pathological critic; Raising "self-esteeming" kids; Teaching self-esteem -- 4. Self-esteem goes to school. The educational theory of self-esteem; The teaching of self-esteem; Realizing individualism; Motives and motivations; Hope and the illusion of action; Avoiding inequality; Stretching meanings -- 5. A word for all seasons. One word, many meanings; Culture and discourse; Society and the individual; Pursuing happiness and success; Against self-esteem; What is self-esteem, really? -- 6. The reality of self-esteem. Is self-esteem universal?; Self-esteem as an emotion; Self-esteem and the culture of individualism; Has the self declined or disappeared?; Public and private meanings; Self-esteem and the medicalization of the self.".
• catalog title "The myth of self-esteem : finding happiness and solving problems in America / John P. Hewitt.".
• catalog type "text".