Social Behavior and Personality (Classic Reprint): Contributions of W. I. Thomas to Theory and Social Research: Contributions of W. I. Thomas to Theory and Social Research (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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How society shapes who we become—and how character is formed in everyday life.

This edition presents W. I. Thomas’s view that social forces guide behavior and personality. It explores how attitudes, temperaments, and customs interact, and how people navigate conflicting demands through discrimination, sublimation, and strategic adaptation. Readable and grounded in sociological observation, it illuminates how culture, norms, and social context steer choices and development.

What you’ll discover

• How suppression and social sanctions influence what we express and how we grow.
• Ways people use sublimation to turn powerful impulses into constructive, socially valued actions.
• How conventionalized roles and sacredness of situations shape behavior across life settings.
• Examples of how attitudes shift with changing contexts, and what this means for personal growth.

Ideal for readers of practical sociology and readers curious about how everyday life forms personality.

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