ISBN:
9781316497425
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (208 p)
Series Statement:
Studies in Emotion and Social Interaction
Parallel Title:
Print version van Zomeren, Martijn From Self to Social Relationships : An Essentially Relational Perspective on Social Motivation
DDC:
302
Keywords:
Motivation (Psychology)
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Martijn van Zomeren develops 'selvations theory', and proposes that human motivation is based around changes in social relationships
Abstract:
Cover -- Half-title page -- Series page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Prologue -- Part I Assumptions -- Chapter 1 Towards theoretical integration -- Introduction -- The need for dark matter -- A problem -- A solution -- Towards integration and consilience -- Chapter 2 A shift from self to selvations -- Introduction -- What is relational essence? -- Too much self-ishness -- Definitions and theories of social motivation -- Selvations and self in evolutionary context? -- Part II Selvations theory
Abstract:
Chapter 3 Selvations theory I: Value infusion -- Introduction -- What are selvations? -- Knitting together an Asian elephant -- The spider in the web -- Bigger or smaller brains? -- Chapter 4 Selvations theory II: Coping with value-infused events -- Introduction -- What is coping? -- Knitting together an African elephant -- The cultural matrix -- A clash of cultures? -- Part III Implications -- Chapter 5 So what? -- Introduction -- So what indeed? -- Implications of selvations theory -- Implications of relational essence -- Implications of integration and consilience -- Epilogue
Abstract:
More than a metaphor? -- Selvations theory in everyday life -- The undiscovered country -- Conclusion -- References -- Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
