The Saturated Self
Dilemmas of Identity in Contemporary Life
June 1992
Trade Paperback · 320 Pages
$21.00 U.S. · $22.50 CAN · £13.99 U.K. · €14.99 E.U.
ISBN 9780465071852
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Trade Paperback · 320 Pages
$21.00 U.S. · $22.50 CAN · £13.99 U.K. · €14.99 E.U.
ISBN 9780465071852
Basic Books
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Description
Today's ever-expanding communications technologies force us to relate to more people and institutions than ever before, challenging the way we view ourselves and our relationships. This powerful and provocative book draws from a wide range of disciplines — from anthropology to psychoanalysis, from film and fiction to literary theory — to explore these profound changes in our understanding of self-identity and their implications for cultural and intellectual life.
About the Author
Kenneth J. Gergen, Ph.D., is professor of psychology at Swarthmore College. He is the author of, among other works, Toward Transformation in Social Knowledge (1982) and, with co-editor John Shotter, Texts of Identity (1989).