Development of the Self -- A Survey of 20th Century Psychology

Author: Loevinger
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Publish Date: 1998-07-01
Features: This book is written for professionals and researchers in psychology, social research, education, counseling, psychiatry, psychoanalysis, sociology, anthropology, and related disciplines. When selecting topics, I could not simultaneously satisfy all their interests; readers may feel that I did not try to satisfy any of them, and to some extent, that is true. I consider myself a servant of my subject rather than its master. The work raises two questions: how to maximize the logic of presentation while minimizing historical transformation; how to make readers with various backgrounds in the field not feel bored without making those who are reading the book for the first time feel mysterious. I will first state the basis for the existence of this sequence of topics, and then provide some insights for readers (such as college students who find this sequence difficult).