Look at me! : the fame motive from childhood to death / Orville Gilbert Brim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brim, Orville Gilbert, Jr., 1923-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fame.

Fame--Psychological aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A unique study of the desire for fame, its origins, and its consequences from one of the leading scholars in the field of human and child development

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; Part One. Understanding the Motive; 1. The Nature of the Fame Motive; 2. Millions of People Want Fame; 3. Differences among Us in Desire for Fame; 4. A Tangled Web of Motives; Part Two. Choices, Challenges, Changes; Introduction: Changes during the Life Course; 5. The Source of Fame; 6. Finding a Path; 7. Presentation of Self; 8. Creating the Audiences; 9. Making Fame Last; 10. Coming to the End; Etymology of the Word Fame; What Kind of Famous Person Would You Most Like to Be?; German and Beijing Surveys; Fame in Different Languages; Guinness Book of Records

Gender, Age, and Education DifferencesPreferred Uses of Fame; Notes

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-282-94033-3

9786612940330

0-472-02657-7

OCLC:

728836412