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The Redemptive Self

Dan P. McAdams

Prologue. A Life Story Made in AmericaChapter 1. Redemption and the American SoulChapter 2. The Generative AdultChapter 3. Life StoriesChapter 4. The Chosen PeopleChapter 5. My Good Inner Self: From Emerson to OprahChapter 6. God Bless AmericaChapter 7. Black (and White)Chapter 8. Contaminated Plots, Vicious CirclesChapter 9. When Redemption FailsChapter 10. Culture, Narrative, and the SelfEpilogue. An Americans Confessions and Final Thoughts

Society & CultureSociety & Culture · high confidenceSociety & Culture101 signalsManual Curation: Society & Culture -> Society & CultureOpen Library: Psychology -> Medicine & Public HealthLlm Classifier: Society & Culture -> Society & CultureBlack History & CultureReligion & Religious MovementsClass, Poverty & Inequality

Award History

1 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
PROSE Award for Psychology2006WinnerOfficial source
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