Explorations In Personality: A Clinical And Experimental Study Of Fifty Men Of College Age, By The Workers At The Harvard Psychological Clinic

Murray, Henry A. ; William G. Barrett; Walter C. Langer; Robert W. White; Jerome D. Frank; R. Nevitt Sanford; Richard N. Sears; Etc.

Published by Oxford University Press, New York, 1947

About this Item

Xiv, 761 Pp. Red Cloth, Gilt. Second Printing, With 1938 Date On Title Page, Second Printing 1947 Indicated On Copyright Page. Book Is Fine, No Wear, Former Owner's Name Stamp On Front Free Endpaper. The Scarce Dj Is Not Price Clipped, Slight Wear, With A 1 1/8" Wide, 5/8" Deep V-Chip At Top Of Front Panel At Spine Edge, Two 1/8" X 1/4" Chips, And A Few Tiny Losses, None Of Which Affect Lettering; Overall Browning, Mainly To Spine, All Lettering And Design Very Clear. Systematically Wide-Ranging In Theory, But With A Sample Is So Selective As To Represent Only A Very Narrow Slice Of Humanity And Of Personality Structures And Experiences Of Consciousness.It Is, Rather, A Good Representation Of The Diversity Of Personality Types Amongst The Most Selective Possible Sample Of Ambitious Americans Who Are Also In One Of A Few Of The Most Prestigious American Colleges, And Thus Have An Opportunity To Be In, Positions Of Near-Absolute Authority, Opportunities Which The Vast Majority Of Humanity Do Not Have. It Thus Fails To Provide Even A Hint Of What A "Normal" Personality Is, Given The Focused Ambitions Of Much Of This Group To Seek Exceptional Opportunities, Particularly In Large Organizations.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Explorations In Personality: A Clinical And Experimental Study Of Fifty Men Of College Age, By The Workers At The Harvard Psychological Clinic
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York
• Publication Date: 1947
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 2nd Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good DJ
• Seller catalogs:
  • Psychology and Human Behavior