Shame and Guilt: A Psychoanalytic and a Cultural Study

Author/Contributor(s):	Piers, Gerhart
Publisher:	W. W. Norton & Company
Date:	10/01/1972
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

A psychoanalyst and an anthropologist collaborate in a now-famous formulation. Guilt and shame are feelings resulting from certain childhood experiences. Although the terms appear to have similar meanings and are often used interchangeably, each of the two feelings influences different patterns of behavior and probably contributes to different character types.