"In this new volume, Gavin Walker attempts to open a conversation between sociology and Jungian psychology, both often overlooked by each other, through a series of wide-ranging essays. This book provides a Jungian counterpoint to the more accepted Freudian perspective in sociology by engaging...

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1. Verfasser:	Walker, Gavin (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	London ; New York, NY Routledge 2023
Schlagworte:	Jung, C. G. > 1875-1961 Psychologie Soziologie Sociology Jungian psychology
Zusammenfassung:	"In this new volume, Gavin Walker attempts to open a conversation between sociology and Jungian psychology, both often overlooked by each other, through a series of wide-ranging essays. This book provides a Jungian counterpoint to the more accepted Freudian perspective in sociology by engaging with several key themes, including race, gender, urban sociology, religion and the environment. The chapters here consider methodological issues, such as how Jungian psychology might contribute to our understanding of human nature, and Jung's - and sociology's - complex and many-levelled relationship with anthropology. As a whole this unique work provides an open-ended exploration of what sociology includes and excludes from its agenda, and asks how engagement with Jung might shift the center of gravity of a heterogeneous discipline. Psyche, Science and Society will be of interest to academics and students working in the fields of analytical psychology and sociology, as well as psychoanalysis, anthropology, feminism, environmentalism, comparative religion and the history of science"--
Beschreibung:	200 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm
ISBN:	9781138315532 9781138315518