Author : Zhao, Shanyang
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 45,75 MB
Release : 2022-07-19
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1800375344
Shanyang Zhao provides a unique examination of this evolving topic with a framework to address the common questions: What is self? How is self formed? and Why does self matter? Drawing a fascinating distinction between self and self-concept, Zhao regards both as part of a larger constellation named the ‘self-phenomenon.’ He separates social determinants of self from neurocognitive prerequisites of self. Focusing on the social determinants, he reviews how social schemas shape self-concept through three intertwined mechanisms and how social resources affect self-conscious action through social position and social capital.