William James came of age at a time of great social and intellectual change
in the United States. During this period, new professional identities proliferated,
and a new culture of professionalization developed with important ramifications for
conceptions of individual and social identity. Professionalization was also closely
related to key intellectual developments of the time, such as the application of
scientific methods to social and human questions and the consolidation of
intellectual work within the university. This thesis chronicles James's struggle to
find a place within this society that both satisfied his personal desire for individual
growth and freedom and established him within the context of professional
academia, arguing that James's difficulties in finding a professional identity were
inseparable from his development of a unique intellectual voice. The thesis then
explores how James expressed his personal identity and insights in his work as
professional academic and psychologist. / Graduation date: 2003
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/31844 |
| Date | 24 July 2002 |
| Creators | Stoller, Kevin R. |
| Contributors | Nye, Robert |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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