Individual Self Relational Self Collective Self

This edited volume addresses key issues relating to the concept of self, an increasingly researched area of social psychology. The self-concept consists of three fundamental self-representations: the individual self, the relational self, and the collective self. That is, people seek to achieve self-definition and self-interpretation (i.e. identity) in three fundamental ways: in terms of their personal traits, in terms of dyadic relationships, and in terms of group membership. Contributions from leading international researchers examine the interrelations among three self-representations. A concluding commentary identifies running themes, synthesizes the extant literature, and points to future research directions. <p>Prologue. Preface. <em>C. Sedikides, M.B. Brewer,</em> Individual Self, Relational Self, and Collective Self: Partners, Opponents, or Strangers? Part I: <strong>The Individual Self as</strong><strong>Basis for Self-definition.</strong><em>C. Sedikides, L.A. Gaertner,</em> A Homecoming to the Individual Self: Emotional and Motivational Primacy. <em>S. Klein,</em> A Self to Remember: A Cognitive Neuropsychological Perspective on How Self Creates Memory and Memory Creates Self. <em>E.T. Higgins, D.</em><em>May,</em> Individual Self-regulatory Functions: It's Not "We" Regulation, but It's Still Social. Part II: <strong>The</strong><strong>Relational and Collective Selves as Bases for</strong><strong>Self-Definition.</strong><em>D.M. Tice, R.F. Baumeister,</em> The Primacy of the Interpersonal Self. <em>A. Aron, T. McLaughlin</em><em>-Volpe,</em> Including Others in the Self: Extensions to Own and Partner's Group Memberships. <em>E.R. Smith, S. Coats,</em><em>J, J. Murphy,</em> The Self and Attachment to Relational Partners and Groups: Theoretical Parallels and New Insights. <em>M.A. Hogg,</em> A Social Identity and the Sovereignty of the Group: A Psychology of Belonging. Part III: <strong>International Perspectives on the Individual,</strong><strong>Relational and Collective Self.</strong><em>R.S. Onorato, J.C.</em><em>Turner,</em> The "I", the "Me" and the "Us": The Psychological Group and Self-concept Maintenance and Change. <em>R.</em><em>Spears,</em> The Interaction Between the Individual and the Collective Self: Self-categorization in Context. <em>B.</em><em>Simon, C. Kampmeier,</em> Revisiting the Individual Self: Towards a Social Psychological Theory of the Individual Self and the Collective Self. <em>M.B. Brewer, S. Roccas,</em> Individual Values, Social Identity, and Optimal Distinctiveness. Part IV: <strong>Integrative Models.</strong><em>L.R.</em><em>Caporael,</em> Parts and Wholes: The Evolutionary Importance of Groups. <em>H.C. Triandis, D. Trafimow,</em> Cross-national Prevalence of Collectivism. <em>Y. Kashima, E. Kashima, J.</em><em>Aldridge,</em> Towards Cultural Dynamics of Self-conceptions. <em>K. Deaux, T. Perkins,</em> The Kaleidoscopic Self. Epilogue. <em>D. Prentice,</em> The Individual Self, Relational Self, and Collective Self: A Commentary.</p>