Volume 3 of this noteworthy series presents contemporary advances in
psychological science that address classic questions about personality
dynamics. Twenty-two contributors discuss three challenging themes in
personality dynamics: processes of meaning construction, the interplay
between personality and the social world, and the embodied nature of the
mind. Several topics, such as personality as a complex system,
reciprocal interactions between persons and situations, the interplay of
cognitive structures and affective or motivational processes, and the
need to study concrete contextualized persons rather than abstract
decontextualized variables, cut across the majority of the chapters and
lend coherence to the volume as a whole. The book itself is an
interacting system of theories and findings intended to spur further
advances in the study of personality dynamics. "This outstanding volume
features exciting new developments in the scientific study of
personality. It reflects the inevitable interdependencies between
epistemic, social and motivational factors that jointly elucidate the
fundamental antinomy of human change and stability. A stimulating and
inspiring read." -- Arie W. Kruglanski, Distinguished University
Professor, University of Maryland, College Park. "[O]f interest to
personality researchers who wish to further understand the functions
behind the variability of human behavior." -- Julie Aitken Schermer,
Personality and Individual Differences