Analyzing Character

Analyzing Character

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Analyzing Character
The Project Gutenberg eBook, Analyzing Character, by Katherine M. H. Blackford and Arthur Newcomb This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: Analyzing Character Author: Katherine M. H. Blackford and Arthur Newcomb Release Date: June 18, 2004 [eBook #12649] Language: English Character set encoding: iso-8859-1 ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK ANALYZING CHARACTER*** E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Sjaani, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations. See 12649-h.htm or 12649-h.zip: (http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/6/4/12649/12649-h/12649-h.htm) or (http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/6/4/12649/12649-h.zip) ANALYZING CHARACTER The New Science of Judging Men; Misfits in Business, the Home and Social Life BY KATHERINE M. H. BLACKFORD, M.D. AND ARTHUR NEWCOMB 1922 CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTION 1 PART ONE--ANALYZING CHARACTER IN VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE CHAP. I--CAUSES OF MISFITS 17 II--ELEMENTS OF FITNESS 39 III--CLASSES OF MISFITS 73 IV--THE PHYSICALLY FRAIL 111 V--THE FAT MAN 137 VI--THE MAN OF BONE AND MUSCLE 157 VII--SLAVES OF MACHINERY 169 VIII--THE IMPRACTICAL MAN 191 IX--HUNGRY FOR FAME 223 X--WASTE OF TALENT IN THE PROFESSIONS 241 XI--WOMEN'S WORK 261 XII--SPECIAL FORMS OF UNFITNESS 267 PART TWO--ANALYZING CHARACTER IN SELECTION OF EMPLOYEES

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I--THE COST OF UNSCIENTIFIC SELECTION 291 II--THE SELECTION OF EXECUTIVES 303 III--THE REMEDY 331 IV--RESULTS OF SCIENTIFIC EMPLOYMENT 345 V--IDEAL EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS 359 PART THREE--ANALYZING CHARACTER IN PERSUASION I--THE PSYCHOLOGY OF PERSUASION 367 II--SECURING FAVORABLE ATTENTION 383 III--AROUSING INTEREST AND... [continues]

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