Gergen, Kenneth J.

The saturated self : dilemmas of identity in contemporary life / Kenneth J. Gergen. - [New York] : BasicBooks, 1998. - xiv, 296p. : ill., facsim. ; 24 cm.

Originally published: 1991.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1.The self under siege -- 2.From the romantic to the modern vision of self -- 3.Social saturation and the populated self -- 4.Truth in trouble -- 5.The emergence of postmodern culture -- 6.From self to relationship -- 7.A collage of postsmodern life -- 8.Self-renewal and sincerity -- 9.Reckoning and relativity.

Drawing on a range of disciplines, from anthropology to psychoanalysis, this book explores the way we view ourselves and our relationships.

9780465071852 (pbk.) : £10.99 0465071856


Self.
Identity (Psychology)
Self--Social aspects
Identity (Psychology)--Social aspects
Civilization, Modern--Psychological aspects--20th century
Pluralism (Social sciences)--Psychological aspects
Postmodernism--Psychological aspects
Psychology.
Language & linguistics
Sociology & anthropology
Psychology: the self, ego, identity, personality
Popular psychology

BF697.G39 1998

155.2 GER