The American Identity and Self-Understanding

2007-09-26 Business & Economics

Author : Christian Bacher
Release : 2007-09-26
Genre : Business & Economics
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Download or read book The American Identity and Self-Understanding written by Christian Bacher. This book was released on 2007-09-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject Business economics - Miscellaneous, grade: 1,0 (A), http: //www.uni-jena.de/ (Intercultural Economic Communications), course: Seminar: Goal Culture USA, language: English, abstract: The European awareness of America is based on old concepts and images. America was always seen as an "offspring" (PRISCHING 2003, S. 3) of Europe, so its perception is not focused on religious and political differences. The mistake within the European opinion is to underestimate the differences between Europe and America concerning the founding myths, the evolution of mentality, the economic and everyday culture and values and beliefs. But America keeps its own traditional attitude towards Europe as well. Besides mutual stereotypes and incongruent images there is a lack of awareness of semantic differences: In both cultures terms like moral good, justice or liberty look like the same but do not mean the same, although this obviously seems to be expected. To develop these expectations this paper aims to give a better understanding of the American identity by providing an overview of the background of American values - and answering the question: What is the American self? The first chapter defines basic terms, which are the prerequisites and tools for this paper, shows distinctness and examples of distinct American values. The second part tries to give insight into the origins, history and evolution - the 'where ... from?' - of the American identity by portraying the characteristics of selected American values. The last chapter will provide a conclusion on the current development of the American self-understanding and ideas about the future - the 'where to?' of the American self. But this 'identification' is based on my own - European or German - point of view as a part of the European or German 'collective mind', so that the following conclusions are not drawn on an objective selection of facts. This is an abstraction, neither I will not try

Handbook of Self and Identity

2012-01-01 Psychology

Author : Mark R. Leary
Release : 2012-01-01
Genre : Psychology
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Download or read book Handbook of Self and Identity written by Mark R. Leary. This book was released on 2012-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Widely regarded as the authoritative reference in the field, this volume comprehensively reviews theory and research on the self. Leading investigators address this essential construct at multiple levels of analysis, from neural pathways to complex social and cultural dynamics. Coverage includes how individuals gain self-awareness, agency, and a sense of identity; self-related motivation and emotion; the role of the self in interpersonal behavior; and self-development across evolutionary time and the lifespan. Connections between self-processes and psychological problems are also addressed. New to This Edition *Incorporates significant theoretical and empirical advances. *Nine entirely new chapters. *Coverage of the social and cognitive neuroscience of self-processes; self-regulation and health; self and emotion; and hypoegoic states, such as mindfulness.

The Concept of Self

2001 Psychology

Author : Richard L. Allen
Release : 2001
Genre : Psychology
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Download or read book The Concept of Self written by Richard L. Allen. This book was released on 2001. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Institutional racism has had a major impact on the development of African American self-esteem and group identity. Through the years, African Americans have developed strong, tenacious concepts of self partially based on African cultural and philosophical retentions and as a reaction to historical injustices. The Concept of Self examines the historical basis for the widely misunderstood ideas of how African Americans think of themselves individually, and how they relate to being part of a group that has been subjected to challenges of their very humanity. Richard Allen examines past scholarship on African American identity to explore a wide range of issues leading to the formation of an individual and collective sense of self. Allen traces the significance of social forces that have impinged on the lives of African Americans and points to the uniqueness of their position in American society. He then focuses on the results from the National Survey of Black Americans-a national survey of African Americans on a wide range of political, social, and psychological issues-to develop a model of African self. Allen explores the idea of double-consciousness as put forth by W.E.B. DuBois against the more recent debates of Afrocentricity or an African-centered consciousness. He proposes a set of interrelated hypotheses regarding how African Americans might use an African worldview for the upliftment of Africans in the Diaspora. The Concept of Self will interest students and scholars of African American studies, sociology and population studies.

Who Counts as an American?

2009-07-27 Political Science

Author : Elizabeth Theiss-Morse
Release : 2009-07-27
Genre : Political Science
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Download or read book Who Counts as an American? written by Elizabeth Theiss-Morse. This book was released on 2009-07-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why is national identity such a potent force in people's lives? And is the force positive or negative? In this thoughtful and provocative book, Elizabeth Theiss-Morse develops a social theory of national identity and uses a national survey, focus groups, and experiments to answer these important questions in the American context. Her results show that the combination of group commitment and the setting of exclusive boundaries on the national group affects how people behave toward their fellow Americans. Strong identifiers care a great deal about their national group. They want to help and to be loyal to their fellow Americans. By limiting who counts as an American, though, these strong identifiers place serious limits on who benefits from their pro-group behavior. Help and loyalty are offered only to 'true Americans,' not Americans who do not count and who are pushed to the periphery of the national group.

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