The redemptive self : stories Americans live by / Dan P. McAdams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McAdams, Dan P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Self-perception--United States.

Self-perception.

Redemption--Psychology--Miscellanea.

Redemption.

Success--United States--Psychological aspects.

Success.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 390p)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book identifies and explores a particular story about life - a narrative identity. At the centre of this life story is the concept of redemption as the deliverance from suffering to a better world. Adults with high psychological measures showing a caring and productive approach to life think of their lives as as narratives of redemption.

Contents:

Contents; Prologue: A Life Story Made in America; Chapter 1 Redemption and the American Soul; Chapter 2 The Generative Adult; Chapter 3 Life Stories; Chapter 4 The Chosen People; Chapter 5 My Good Inner Self: From Emerson to Oprah; Chapter 6 God Bless America; Chapter 7 Black (and White); Chapter 8 Contaminated Plots, Vicious Circles; Chapter 9 When Redemption Fails; Chapter 10 Culture, Narrative, and the Self; Epilogue: An American's Confessions and Final Thoughts; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-803930-1

1-60256-532-5

1-4237-3485-8

9786610428328

1-280-42832-5

OCLC:

271207086