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"This book was undertaken in the belief that it is now feasible to give more than passing consideration to the problem of the social interactions in which the individual develops his personality and in which he manifests that personality. Data have been accumulating here and there, data which are often conflicting, unrelated, and incomplete but which are in the mass nevertheless impressive. It has been my aim to bring these data together, to supplement them with the results of general observation, and to build therefrom a tentative frame of reference for further study. In accordance with considerable precedent, I have designated this field of sociopsychological inquiry "collective behavior"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)

"This book traces the growth of personality from its biological foundations in the individual organism through its symbolic acquisitions and extensions. Next, it follows with an analysis of the personality in cross section and in its various forms and aspects. It ends, finally, with a functional account of the social situation out of which personality develops. Broad topics include the nature of the individual and of society, the process of socialization, the human personality, personality and social adjustment, and social interaction." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved).