The widening scope of shame / edited by Melvin R. Lansky and Andrew P. Morrison.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lansky, Melvin R.

Morrison, Andrew P., 1937-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shame.

Physical Description:

xviii, 437 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Hillsdale, NJ : Analytic Press, 1997.

Summary:

The Widening Scope of Shame is the first collection of papers on shame to appear in a decade and contains contributions from most of the major authors currently writing on this topic. It is not a sourcebook, but a comprehensive introduction to clinical and theoretical perspectives on shame that is intended to be read cover to cover.

The panoramic scope of this multidisciplinary volume is evidenced by a variety of clinically and developmentally grounded chapters; by chapters explicating the theories of Silvan Tomkins and Helen Block Lewis; and by chapters examining shame from the viewpoints of philosophy, social theory, and the study of family systems. A final section of brief chapters illuminates shame in relation to specific clinical problems and experiential contexts.

This collection will be of special interest to psychoanalytically oriented readers. It begins with a chapter charting the evolution of Freud's thinking on shame, followed by chapters providing contemporary perspectives on the role of shame in development, and the status of shame within the theory of narcissism. Of further interest are two reprinted classics by Sidney Levin on shame and marital dysfunction.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0881631698

OCLC:

36648486