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Release: 1989-08-15
Publisher: University of California Press
Binding: Paperback
ISBN/ASIN: 0520067096
Format: hardcover, kindle, PDF, EPUB

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Is the well-being of a society dependent on the well-being of its citizenry? Does individual self-esteem play a causal role in chronic social problems such as child abuse, school drop-out rates, teenage pregnancy, alcohol and drug abuse, welfare dependency?
In an attempt to answer these questions, the State of California established a task force on self-esteem and social responsibility in 1987. The aim of this body was to determine what connections might exist between these two factors and to suggest policy guidelines relating to the welfare of Californians and to the expenditure of public resources. The ten essays in this volume, prepared by faculty members of the University of California, draw on research in the social and behavioral sciences to explore these issues. They assess the substantive assertions and research findings in the field and make careful evaluations of their reliability and validity. In many cases strong connections between self-esteem and problematic behavior a Download The Social Importance of Self-Esteem for free via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, dropBox, uploading, fileserve

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