Personality and social encounter : selected essays - Allport, Gordon W. (Gordon Willard), 1897-1967. (Boston : Beacon Press, 1960)
pt.1. An approach to personality: Personality: a problem for science or for art? -- The psychological nature of personality -- The open system in personality theory -- Scientific models and human morals -- pt. 2. Motivation and structure in personality: The ego in contemporary psychology -- The trend in motivational theory -- What units shall we employ? -- What is a trait of personality? -- Geneticism versus ego-structure -- pt. 3. Normative problems in personality: Personality: normal and abnormal -- Circles of interest and the resolution of conflict -- The psychology of participation -- A basic psychology of love and hate -- pt. 4. Group tensions: Prejudice in modern perspective -- Techniques for reducing group prejudice -- Religion and prejudice -- pt. 5. Perception and social programs: Social service in perspective -- Perception, proception and public health -- The analysis of rumor (with Leo Postman) -- Expectancy and war -- Guidelines for research in international cooperation.
Includes bibliography.
Keywords: Personality; Personality; Personalidade