Citation

Hinshelwood R. Br. J. Psychother. 2005; 22(2): 155-166.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1752-0118.2005.tb00273.x

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Psychoanalysis cannot explain social phenomena directly, but the human responses to social, economic and historical forces can be described. In this paper I want to look at the interaction between the underlying psychology of the unconscious of individuals in groups, and to theorize how that provides a basis upon which social forces may act. Certain aspects of racism and national identity serve as useful illustrations of how the social phenomena interact with the psychology of individuals.