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.
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