Hardcover, Allyn and Bacon
The book reflects the authors' beliefs that clearly presented concepts and solid research are the foundations of the study of personality. The various perspectives are the organizing framework of the book: each perspective on personality is presented in two chapters and is introduced by a prologue that describes the assumptions and themes of the perspective. Carver and Scheier build a solid foundation in the three introductory chapters, introduce the seven perspectives (in seven parts), before neatly and creatively wrapping things up with Chapter 18: Personality in Perspective, which also introduces the concept of blending various theories. An exciting feature of this edition is a special box in each chapter called "The Theorist and the Theory" which discusses the role that the personal lives of the theorists may have had on the development of their theories. For anyone interested in the psychology of personality.