Taking the Group Seriously
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Taking the Group Seriously

Towards a Post-Foulkesian Group Analytic Theory

  1. 240 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Taking the Group Seriously

Towards a Post-Foulkesian Group Analytic Theory

About this book

In this critique and extension of the work of S.H.Foulkes, Farhad Dalal presents a thorough contemporary appraisal of the theory of group analysis and its relevance to psychoanalysis as a whole. The author argues that Foulkes failed to develop a specific set of group concepts, relying instead on the traditional individualistic framework of Freud. The book explores why Foulkes failed to escape from the orthodox mother-infant paradigm and offers a new post-Foulkesian interpretation of group analytic theory.

Taking the Group Seriously is divided into six parts which trace the history of ideas behind group work, and draws on a wide range of subjects to support its thesis: not only psychoanalysis and group analysis, but also sociology, biology, chaos theory, genetics, economics, game theory and discourse theory. Using the author's practical group experience and including the latest ideas on the subject, this volume will be of interest to all those working in the field of psychoanalysis.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Other Books
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Dedication
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Foreword
  9. Introduction
  10. Chapter 1: Freud
  11. Chapter 2: Foulkes
  12. Chapter 3: Interlude between Foulkes and Elias
  13. Chapter 4: Elias
  14. Chapter 5: Biology
  15. Chapter 6: Elements of a Post-Foulkesian Group Analytic Theory
  16. Bibliography
  17. Subject Index
  18. Author Index