Crozier, W.Ray (editor)

Shyness and Embarrassment: Perspectives from Social Psychology

      Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. New in New dust jacket. 1990. Hardcover. 363 pages -- Interior text is clean, tight, and unmarked. Pages are intact and tight to the spine. Some slight shelfwear to lower edge of dj; else extremely fine. From the description on the dj: "In this volume leading international researchers draw upon a variety of perspectives on the study of shyness and embarrassment, shame, blushing, and self-consciousness. The contributors conceive of shyness and embarrassment as widely shared everyday experiences in which the desired routine flow of social interaction is inhibited by self-consciousness and feelings of discomfort or foolishness. The dominant position within social psychology - that these are aspects of social anxiety - is both attacked and defended. The role of unwelcome self-referential thoughts in the experience of the social emotions is critically evaluated in terms of objective self-awareness, social anxiety, and impression management theories."; .