Examines the self in everyday life.

Third version of a long-standing textbook that examines the self in everyday life. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Contents: Preface
Part I: Introduction
1. Postmodern Existentialism, Joseph A. Kotarba and John M. Johnson
2. Restoring the Self as Subject: Addressing the Question of Race, Stanford M. Lyman
Part II: The Mass-Mediated Self
3. Toward a Mapping of the Mass Media and the 'E' Audience, David L. Altheide
4. (Post)Modern Swing Dance and the Presentation of the Unique Self, Scott W. Renshaw
5. Existential Strategies: The Making of Community and Politics in the Techno/Rave Scene, Ronald Hitzler and Michaela Pfadenhauer
6. Baby Boomer Rock &
Roll Fans: The Becoming of Self, Joseph A. Kotarba
7. Community and Transcendence: The Emergence of a House Church, Terra McDaniel
Part III: Emotions
8. Taming the "Brute Being": Sociology Reckons with Emotionality, Candace Clark
9. The Stalking Process, John M. Johnson
Part IV: Negotiating Social Identities
10. Short Stories from the Salt, Andrea Fontana
11. Emotional Stories: Narrative Conflict in a Men's Anti-Battering Program, Doug Schrock
12. Negotiating Co-Authority: The Power of Identity, Deborah Henderson
Index
About the Authors.