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Fascism and democracy in the human mind : a bridge between mind and society

Title
Fascism and democracy in the human mind : a bridge between mind and society / I.W. Charny.
Author
Charny, Israel W.
Publication
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2006], ©2006.

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Description
xvii, 471 pages; 24 cm
Subject
  • Fascism > Psychological aspects
  • Democracy > Psychological aspects
  • Social psychology
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 379-455) and index.
Contents
Introduction: A New Bridge between Mind and Society -- Part I. The Choice between Fascism and Democracy in Everyday Life in the Individual Mind, the Family, and Society -- Chapter 1. What Is the Original "Mind Software" We Humans Receive at the "Factory"? -- Chapter 2. The Choice between fascist mind and democratic mind: What Chance Do We Have of Changing Our "Fascist Minds" to "Democratic Minds"? -- Chapter 3. The Fascist Believer: Totality, Overcertainty, and Suppression of Information -- Chapter 4. The Fascist Slave: Obedience, Conformity, and Intolerance of Dissent -- Chapter 5. The Fascist Fist: Superiority, Excessive Power, and Violence against Self and Others -- Chapter 6. The Fascist Denier: "I Never Did Any Harm" - Denials of Doing Harm to Oneself or to Others -- Part II. Overcoming and Growing beyond the Seductions of Fascism in Mind and Society -- Chapter 7. Democratic mind as the Healthy Alternative to fascist mind: The Joy of Life Process and Opportunity -- Chapter 8. Psychotherapy as Antifascism and Training for Democracy -- Chapter 9. Discovering Applications of democratic mind in Everyday Life -- Chapter 10. A Unified Theory of democratic mind in the Self, Family, and Society: A Vision of More Decent Human Beings Who Do Less Harm to Themselves and Others -- Conclusion: The Care and Maintenance of the Bridge between Mind and Society -- Epilogue: My Background Both as a Psychotherapist and as a Peace Researcher Studying Genocide.
ISBN
  • 0803215509 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9780803215504
LCCN
  • 2005029660
  • 9780803215504
OCLC
  • OCM62152787
  • SCSB-5252229
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Columbia University Libraries