Autonomy in the extreme situation : Bruno Bettelheim, the Nazi concentration camps and the mass society /

Criticizes the psychoanalytical approach of Bruno Bettelheim to the problem of the behavior of concentration camp inmates. Bettelheim neglects social and political factors in this behavior. Moreover, he and Hannah Arendt maintain that the Jews, with their passivity in the camps and their internaliza...

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Main Author:	Marcus, Paul, 1953-
Corporate Author:	Mazal Holocaust Collection
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1999.
Subjects:	Bettelheim, Bruno. 1939-1945 Liberty. Individualism. Nazi concentration camp inmates > Psychology. World War, 1939-1945 > Concentration camps > Psychological aspects. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Psychological aspects. Oppression (Psychology) Autonomy (Psychology) Mass society. Freedom Liberté. Détenus de camp de concentration nazi > Psychologie. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Camps d'internement > Aspect psychologique. Holocauste, 1939-1945 > Aspect psychologique. Oppression. Société de masse. freedom. Internment camps > Psychological aspects. Psychological aspects. Massengesellschaft Konzentrationslager Holocaust. Concentratiekampen. Psychische verwerking. Concentration camp inmates > Psychology.