Individuality and Ideology in British Object Relations Theory - 9781138333154

Name: Individuality and Ideology in British Object Relations Theory - 9781138333154
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Individuality and Ideology in British Object Relations TheoryAuthor(s): Gal Gerson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138333154, 978-1138333154\nSynopsis\nFollowing the work of prominent object relations theorists, such as Fairbairn, Suttie and Winnicott, Gal Gerson explores the correlation between analytical theory and intellectual environment in two ways. He notes the impact that the British object relations school had on both psychology and wider culture, and suggests that the schools outlook involved more than a clinical choice.\n\nGerson first interprets the object relations model as a political theory that completes a certain internal development within liberalism. He later outlines the relationship between the analytical theory and the historical setting in which it formed and took root. By engaging with these questions, Gerson demonstrates the deeper structure and implications of object relation theory for .