Work, Status, and Self-Esteem: A Theory of Selective Self Investment

By William A. Faunce

The book presents a theory explaining variations in the extent to which work affects self-esteem. The conventional wisdom is that work necessarily influences self-esteem, but the research evidence presented in the text indicates that this is not the case. There is, in fact, considerable variation in the extent of this relationship. A systematic theory relating attributes of the self and characteristics of status assignment systems to the self-investment process is presented.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761826874
• ISBN13: 9780761826873
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.6"