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Political Correctness and the Destruction of Social Order Chronicling the Rise of the Pristine Self

:	Howard S Schwartz
:	Political Correctness and the Destruction of Social Order Chronicling the Rise of the Pristine Self
:	Palgrave Macmillan
:	9783319398051
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:	CHF 23.70
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:	Theoretische Psychologie
:	English

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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.

Howard S. Schwartz is Emeritus Professor of Organizational Behavior in the School of Business Administration, Oakland University, USA. He studied philosophy at Antioch College, USA, the University of Pittsburgh, USA, and University of California, San Diego, USA. He obtained a PhD in organizational behavior from Cornell University, USA. His previous books on political correctness areRevolt of the Primitive (2001) andSociety Against Itself (2010). He and his wife Ann live in Jackson Heights, New York.

	Trigger Warning	6
	Acknowledgments	7
	Contents	9
	List of Figures	11
	Chapter 1: Introduction: The Hedgehog is Embarrassed by his Riches	13
	Reference	16
	Chapter 2: The Pristine Self: Psychodynamics of the Anti-Bullying Movement	17
	The Pristine Self	19
	Oedipal and Anti-Oedipal Psychology	20
	The Pristine Self and Social Interaction	23
	The Emergence of Civilization from the Primal Horde	25
	The Father of the Primal Horde	26
	The Father and Social Order	29
	Anti-Oedipal Psychology and the Destruction of the Paternal Function	31
	Nightmare at South Hadley High	32
	Conclusion: The Case of Organizations	37
	Notes	39
	References	39
	Chapter 3: Putnam’s Paradox: Diversity, Destruction of Community, and Anti-Oedipal Psychology	41
	Reflecting on Putnam and His Findings	46
	Oedipal Psychology and the Paternal Function	47
	Anti-Oedipal Psychology and the Destruction of the Paternal Function	49
	Political Correctness and the Pristine Self	51
	Some Considerations Concerning Microaggression	54
	Microaggression in Common Usage	59
	Conclusion: The Good Father and the Bad Father	67
	Notes	69
	References	69
	Chapter 4: Analysis of a Racism Hoax at Oberlin College	71
	Oberlin Under Siege	73
	The Hoax	74
	Anti-Oedipal Psychology and Social Justice	79
	Dimensions of the Drama: Rules of Political Correctness	83
	Oberlin College Redefined	87
	The Convocation as Revival Meeting	90
	The Vicissitudes of the Pristine Self	91
	The Student Proposals for Institutional Change	94
	Conclusion	96
	Notes	98
	References	98
	Chapter 5: Anti-Oedipal Dynamics in the Sub-Prime Loan Debacle: The Case of a Study by the Boston Federal Reserve Bank	101
	The Boston Fed Study	102
	The Oedipal Framework	105
	The Meaning of Credit Worthiness in the Oedipal and Anti-Oedipal Worldviews	109
	Closing the Gap	109
	The Undermining of Objectivity	110
	Idealization of the Oppressed	113
	Summary	116
	Conclusion: The Legacy of the Father	117
	References	119
	Chapter 6: Analysis of the British Riots of 2011	120
	Political Correctness	121
	Psychodynamics of Riots	123
	Oedipal and Anti-Oedipal Psychology	124
	Anti-Oedipal Psychology and the Riots	126
	What Happened to the Forces of Social Order?	130
	The Castration of the British Police Through Political Correctness	130
	The Case of Stephen Lawrence	131
	Mrs. Lawrence’s Use of the Term “Racism”	136
	The Power of Political Correctness	144
	The Mother Versus the Machine	145
	Mrs. Lawrence’s Story	146
	Conclusion	153
	Note	153
	References	154
	Chapter 7: What was the Occupy Wall Street Protest a Protest of?	155
	Introduction	155
	The Question of Capitalism	158
	First Approximation	160
	What is the Thing?	161
	Scenario One: Communique #1	161
	Scenario Two: The Matrix	163
	Comparing the Thing and the Matrix	164
	Scenario Three: Plato’s Cave	166
	Scenario Four: The Classic Oedipus Complex	167
	Scenario Five: The Anti-Oedipal	169
	The Crux of the Matter	170
	Alienation at Zucotti Park	172
	General Implications for Work, Organization, and Revolution	174
	Strike Debt: An Application	176
	Social Control in the Occupy Movement	179
	The Overwhelming Question: How Shall We See Society?	181
	An Overview	183
	Notes	183
	References	184
	Chapter 8: Conclusion: Christakis at Thermopylae	185
	Nicholas and the Barbarians	188
	References	197
	Erratum to: Political Correctness and the Destruction of Social OrderHoward S. Schwartz	199
	Index	200