Shame and Pride: Affect, Sex, and the Birth of the Self
Nathanson claims to offer a new theory about shame and pride, but that theory--that shame is a biologically based response which is elaborated by memory--will not strike anyone outside the world of psychoanalysis as very interesting. College libraries which support counseling programs are better off with The Many Faces of Shame (Guildford Pr., 1987), which Nathanson edited. Other libraries can spend their money more usefully on Martin Seligman's Learned Optimism: The Skill To Conquer Life's Obstacles ( LJ 1/91). Not recommended.- Mary Ann Hughes, Washington State Univ. Libs., PullmanCopyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.