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Smith, Robert J. – Human Development, 1985
Presents propositions fundamental to a comprehensive Marxist theory of personality: five premises about the ontological nature of the person and four about underlying expresssive personality characteristics. Differences between the proposed theory and traditional theories are discussed in terms of sociohistorical influence, the nature of…
Descriptors: Humanism, Marxism, Personality Development, Personality Theories