2. Reference Group Behavior

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Acknowledgments VII
3. Contents IX
4. Introduction. The Nature of Concepts Needed by Practitioners 1
5. 1. Social Influences on the Self Concept 9
6. 2. Reference Group Behavior 36
7. 3. Social Reality 63
8. 4. Social Role 96
9. 5. Linking the Concepts 120
10. 6. Infancy and Early Childhood 130
11. 7. Childhood 158
12. 8. Adolescence 184
13. 9. Adulthood 210
14. 10. Older Adults 250
15. 11. Summary and Reflections 284
16. Notes 291
17. Index 303