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Optimal human being : an integrated multi-level perspective / Kennon M. Sheldon.

Author/creator Sheldon, Kennon M. (Kennon Marshall)
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoMahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004.
Descriptionx, 239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Contents What is optimal human being? -- Hierarchies and levels of analysis : locating behavior in the physical world and seeking integration between the human sciences -- Focusing on the personality level : comprehensive models of personality -- The universal human organism : species-typical human nature -- Personality traits and individual differences : the meaning of variability -- Goals and intentions : the method of self-organization -- The self-homunculus : fictional but functional -- Social and group interaction : game and role theory perspectives -- The cultural level of analysis : memes, genes, and other themes -- Optimal human being and optimal human science : summary prescriptions.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 203-219) and indexes.
LCCN 2004046924
ISBN0805841881 (hard : alk. paper)
ISBN080584189X (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks BF637.S4 S517 2004 ✔ Available Place Hold