From Humility to Hubris Among Scholars and Politicians: Exploring Expressions of Self-Esteem and Achievement.

9781787147584

From Humility to Hubris Among Scholars and Politicians: Exploring Expressions of Self-Esteem and Achievement

Robert A. Stebbins

Emerald

2017

177 pages

$62.00

Emerald Points

BF697

This exploration in symbolic interactionist social psychology investigates four aspects of self-esteem related to scholarly and political achievement: hubris and conceit on the one hand, and humility and modesty on the other hand. The study looks at these four aspects through three perspectives: individualism and individuality, big-picture versus small-picture thinking, and tolerance and compromise--which correspond to micro, meso, and macro levels of sociology and history. The author argues that conceit and hubris have come to dominate conversation in scholarship and politics. Distributed in North America by Turpin Distribution. ([umlaut] Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR)