Cover -- Contents -- Series Forward -- Introduction -- Chapter One: Ethnographic Method and Context -- Chapter Two: American Individualism and Social Class Revisited -- Chapter Three: Queenston and Kelley Ethnoconceptions of the Child's Self: The Soft-Hard Continuum and Establishment of Firm Boundaries to the Self -- Chapter Four: Queenston Hard Protective Individualism vs. Kelley Hard Projective Individualism -- Chapter Five: Individualism and Ethnoconceptions of the Child's Self in Parkside -- Chapter Six: Queenston and Kelley Preschools -- Chapter Seven: Parkside Preschools -- Chapter Eight: Balancing Psychologized Individualism with Societal Constraints and Uncovering the True Self -- Conclusion: The Varieties of Individualism -- Appendix A: Sample Letter for Parents -- Appendix B: Interview Questions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- B -- C -- D -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V.