Title: Self-esteem in time and place : how American families imagine, enact, and personalize a cultural ideal /
Authors: Miller, Peggy J. 1950-; Cho, Grace E.,
Year: 2018
Subjects: Self-esteem in children United States.; Child rearing United States History Case studies.; Parenting United States Cross-cultural studies.; Child rearing; Parenting; Self-esteem in children; United States
Contents: Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Histories -- Origins of the self-esteem imaginary -- The age of self-esteem -- Beliefs -- A chorus of parental voices -- Nuanced and dissenting voices -- Practices -- Praise and affirmation -- Discipline -- Child-affirming artifacts -- Persons -- Emily Parker and her family -- Eric Prewitt and his family -- Charisse Jackson and her family -- Brian Tatler and his family -- Commentary: personalization -- Conclusions -- Appendix: methods for the millennial study -- Notes -- References -- About the authors -- Index.