"This book develops a psychoanalytic theory of political correctness and the pristine self, which is defined as a self touched by nothing but love. It explores the damage that political correctness can do to social order. Applications include the breakdown of social capital, the financial crisi...

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1. Verfasser:	Schwartz, Howard S. 1942- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Cham Palgrave Macmillan [2016]
Schlagworte:	Sozialpsychologie Psychologie Psychoanalyse Political Correctness Sozialordnung Political correctness Social structure
Zusammenfassung:	"This book develops a psychoanalytic theory of political correctness and the pristine self, which is defined as a self touched by nothing but love. It explores the damage that political correctness can do to social order. Applications include the breakdown of social capital, the financial crisis, and Occupy Wall Street. Long an issue for conservatives, alarm over political correctness has now spread to the liberal side of the political spectrum. As Schwartz argues, all have reason to be concerned. The psychology that underlies political correctness has the potential to be extremely destructive to social organization on every level. Schwartz discusses the primitive roots of political correctness and, through the use of case studies, shows its capacity for ruination. The book focuses on a transformation in the idea of the self, and specifically the rise of the pristine self. The problem is that, in truth, the world does not love us. This puts the pristine self at war with objective reality" -- Provided by publisher
Beschreibung:	xiii, 199 Seiten 22 cm
ISBN:	9783319398044 3319398040