Jack J Bauer

Gebundenes Buch

The Transformative Self

Personal Growth, Narrative Identity, and the Good Life

Beschreibung

The Transformative Self explains how people create a self-identity in their life stories to cultivate personal growth and the good life. Combining scientific research in psychology with work in philosophy, literature, history, and more, this book shows how personal and cultural narratives shape the development of happiness, love, and wisdom.

Autor

Jack J. Bauer, PhD, is Professor of Psychology and past Raymond A. Roesch, S.M., Endowed Chair in the Social Sciences at the University of Dayton. His research on the topics of this book has appeared in leading journals in the fields of personality and developmental psychology. He is co-editor of the book Transcending Self-Interest: Psychological Explorations of the Quiet Ego. He has been co-editor of the Journal of Happiness Studies, associate editor of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, and editor of a local newspaper in northern Michigan.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 696
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juni 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 157mm x 46mm
• Gewicht: 1089g
• ISBN-13: 9780199970742
• ISBN-10: 0199970742
• Artikelnr.: 61193613