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Book10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199795574.013.29

Selves in a World of Stories During Emerging Adulthood

Kate C. McLean,Andrea Breen-2014-09-02-Oxford University Press eBooks
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In this chapter, the authors review research on self-esteem and self-concept in emerging adulthood. Drawing from traditional cognitive-developmental theories of self-development, as well as dialogical theories, they take a narrative approach to argue that emerging adults story their selves by engaging with cultural processes that emerge via media (e.g., television, movies, books, Facebook). The authors offer some suggestions for bridging cognitive-developmental and dialogical theories in the context of narrative construction of personal selves as they intersect with larger cultural stories.

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In this chapter, the authors review research on self-esteem and self-concept in emerging adulthood. Drawing from traditional cognitive-developmental theories of self-development, as well as dialogical theories, they take a narrative approach to argue that emerging adults story their selves by engaging with cultural processes that emerge via media (e.g., television, movies, books, Facebook). The authors offer some suggestions for bridging cognitive-developmental and dialogical theories in the context of narrative construction of personal selves as they intersect with larger cultural stories.

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Dialogical selfNarrativePsychologyContext (archaeology)CognitionSociologySocial psychologyHistory

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