"Highlights" boxes summarize research findings in bullet point lists for easy comparison.
The book includes biographical material on theorists and explores how their personal and professional experiences influenced their theories.
It
ers the effects of gender, ethnicity, and culture on personality development and highlights cross-cultural research.
The chapters have been extensively revised to reflect recent studies and findings in the field of personality research.
The authors' engaging style simplifies theory analysis and comparison for students.
Each theory is presented in a unit that clearly conveys its ideas, assumptions, definitions, and methods.
The book provides chapter outlines, summaries, critical-thinking review questions, key terms, glossaries, reference lists, and reading lists to help students master the material.
A new section has been added on social networking sites and personality in Chapter 1.
Chapter 15 reviews the major factors emerging from the study of personality theories and provides conclusions students can draw from their analysis of the material.
The book has been updated with over 350 new references to maintain an emphasis on current
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