List of contributors; Part I. The Frame: 1. The future of self-esteem: an
introduction Timothy J. Owens and Sheldon Stryker; 2. The self as social
product and social force: Morris Rosenberg and the elaboration of a
deceptively simple effect Gregory C. Elliot; Part II. Conceptual and
Methodological Issues: 3. Theorizing the relationship between self-esteem
and identity Laurie H. Ervin and Sheldon Stryker; 4. Measuring self-esteem:
race, ethnicity, and gender considered Timothy J. Owens and Adam King; 5.
The self as a social force Viktor Gecas; 6. Self-certainty and self-esteem
Ron Wright; Part III. Social and Life Course Contexts of Self-Esteem: 7.
Self-esteem of children and adolescents David H. Demo; 8. Failure of the
dream: notes for a research program on self-esteem and failed identity in
adulthood Norman Goodman; 9. Self-esteem and work across the life course
Carmi Schooler and Gary Oates; 10. Comfort with the self Roberta G.
Simmons; Part IV. Self-Esteem and Social Inequalities: 11. Self-esteem and
race Pamela Braboy Jackson and Sonia P. Lassiter; 12. Gender and
self-esteem: narrative and efficacy in the negotiation of structural
factors Anne Statham and Katherine Rhoades; 13. Bereavement and the loss of
mattering Leonard I. Pearlin and Allen J. LeBlanc; 14. Self-esteem and
social inequality L. Edward Wells; 15. Self-evaluation and stratification
beliefs Matthew O. Hunt; Part V. Self-Esteem and Social Problems: 16. The
science and politics of self-esteem: schools caught in the middle Martin V.
Covington; 17. Self-esteem and deviant behavior: a critical review and
theoretical integration Howard B. Kaplan; 18. Low self-esteem people: a
collective portrait Morris Rosenberg and Timothy J. Owens; Index.
