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Others in mind : social origins of self-consciousness

Title
Others in mind : social origins of self-consciousness / Philippe Rochat.
Author
Rochat, Philippe, 1950-
Publication
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

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Description
x, 253 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
"Why are we so prone to guilt and embarrassment? Why do we care so much about how others see us, about our reputation? What are the origins of such afflictions? It is because we are members of a species that evolved the unique propensity to reflect upon themselves as the object of thoughts, an object of thoughts that is potentially evaluated by others. But, Philippe Rochat's argument goes, this propensity comes from a basic fear: the fear of rejection, of being socially "banned" and ostracized. Others in Mind is about self-consciousness, how it originates and how it shapes our lives. Self-consciousness is arguably the most important and revealing of all psychological problems."--Jacket.
Subject
  • Self-consciousness (Sensitivity)
  • Self-knowledge, Theory of
  • Self > Social aspects
  • Consciousness [MESH]
  • 77.46 emotions
  • Self-knowledge, Theory of
  • Self > Social aspects
  • Entwicklung
  • Fremdbild
  • Interpersonale Wahrnehmung
  • Selbstbewusstsein
  • Selbstbild
  • Selbstwertgefühl
  • Sociale interactie
  • Schaamte
  • Schuldgevoel
  • Verlegenheid
  • Relation > (Soziol., Psychol.) > Selbst
  • Selbst > Relation (Soziol., Psychol.)
  • Selbst > Sozialpsychologie
  • Sozialpsychologie > Selbst
  • Selbsteinschätzung
  • Selbstbewusstsein
  • Soziales
  • Känslor
  • Självkänsla
  • Medvetandet > självuppfattning
  • Self-consciousness
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-241) and index.
Contents
Introduction : main ideas -- Self-conscious species -- Six propositions -- Variety of self-reflective mind states -- Mind states in development -- Birth of self-consciousness -- Shame and self-knowledge -- Roots of guilt -- Giving and sharing -- Origins of owning and sharing -- Social construction of identity -- Conclusion : moral space and the self.
ISBN
  • 9780521506359
  • 0521506352
  • 9780521729659
  • 0521729653
  • 9780511812484 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2008019650
OCLC
  • ocn227205801
  • 227205801
  • SCSB-1506924
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library