Social Symptoms of Identity Needs

Why We Have Failed to Solve Our Social Problems and What to do About It
Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-1-85575-654-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 314 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 226 mm, Gewicht: 466 g

Reihe: The Exploring Psycho-Social Studies Series

Explains how our major social problems, including crime, violence, terrorism, war, substance abuse, and prejudice, are the result of efforts by their perpetrators to maintain a secure identity, or sense of self. It locates the root causes of these social problems and counterproductive responses in certain identity-damaging social and cultural phenomena that force identity to defend and maintain itself by socially harmful means.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bracher, Mark

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface -- Identity and the Causes of Social Problems -- Introduction -- The nature of identity and its role in social problems -- Social Problems as Symptoms of Identity Needs -- Delinquency, crime, and violence -- Terrorism and war -- The Role of Identity in the Failure to Solve Social Problems -- Phobic objects, subalterns, and enemies as resources for identity maintenance -- Identity-damaging social and cultural forces -- Social Change and Identity Development -- Promoting benign identity contents -- Decommissioning harmful defences -- Promoting identity integration -- Promoting more inclusive identity structures -- Conclusion -- Psychological symptoms as expressions of identity needs -- Multiple self-motives and self-esteem

Über Autor(innen)

Bracher, Mark