Self and Society [Paperback]

Self and Society explores the ways in which society, culture, and history affect how we define our experiences and ourselves. This reader contains 24 essays divided into four topical sections: the social construction of reality, sociology of thought and emotions, the self in social context, and interaction and inequality.List of Contributors.

Acknowledgments.

Editor's Introduction: Ann Branaman.

Part I: The Social Construction of Society.

Introduction.

1. On Being Sane in Insane Places: D. L. Rosenhan.

2. Self-Fulfilling Stereotypes: Mark Snyder.

3. Sluts and Studs: Peggy Orenstein.

4. Body Ritual Among the Nacirema: Horace Miner.

5. The Reality of Self-Esteem: John P. Hewitt.

6. Pricing the Priceless Child: Vivian A. Zelizer.

7. Goodness Personified: The Emergence of Gifted Children: Leslie Margolin.

Part II: The Sociology of Thought and Emotions.

Introduction.

8. A Sociological Framework of Cognition: Judith A. Howard.

9. The Meek Shall Not Inherit the Earth: L. Richard Della Fave.

10. Emotion Work, Feeling Rules, and Social Structure: Arlie Russell Hochschild.

11. Jealousy in American Culture: Gordon Clanton.

Part III: The Self in Social Context.

Introduction.

12. The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life: Erving Goffman.

13. The Production of Selves in Personal Relationships: Philip Blumstein.

14. Intimate Relationships from a Microstructural Perspective: Men Who Mother: Barbara J. Risman.

15. Social Structure and Self-Direction: A Comparative Analysis of the United Stl+