Society and the Unconscious: Cultural Psychological Insights

This book explores the psychological relationship between individual psychology, social structure, and unconscious collective paradigms, focusing on patriarchal culture and its social changes over the last 50 years. It uses psychoanalytical cultural theory to answer essential questions and apply it to current sociostructural processes.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 183 pages
Publication date: 06 October 2022
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG

This captivating book delves into the intricate interplay between individual psychological dynamics, social structure, and the unconscious collective paradigms, offering a comprehensive understanding of the complex relationship between these elements. It specifically focuses on an analysis of patriarchal culture, which serves as the psychological enclosure within which all individual and collective processes unfold.

Beginning with the genesis and current structure of this culture, the book explores the profound social transformations that have taken place over the past 50 years. This includes a thorough examination of the shifts in relations between men and women, the dynamics of social solidarity and desolidarization, the state of social security, the complex dynamics of social and political power relations, and the economic dynamics at play.

Concurrently, the book elaborates on collective fantasies that arise from these socio-structural changes. The foundation of the study lies in psychoanalytical cultural theory, which is approached through a cultural-critical deconstruction of its fundamental assumptions. Throughout 16 engaging chapters, essential questions of psychological cultural theory are addressed, while practical applications of this theory to current sociostructural processes are demonstrated.

This book is a valuable resource for scholars, researchers, and individuals interested in exploring the complex dynamics between psychology, society, and the unconscious. Its insightful analysis and practical applications shed light on the ways in which individual and collective experiences are shaped by cultural norms and structures, and offer valuable insights into the ongoing challenges and opportunities facing our world today.

Weight: 335g
Dimension: 240 x 168 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783662661741
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022