Taboo Or Not Taboo

Author : Lori C. Bohm
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-29
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780429919763

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Taboo or Not Taboo? Forbidden Thoughts, Forbidden Acts in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy by Lori C. Bohm Pdf

'Psychoanalysis has, from its inception, been a discipline concerned with overcoming the ill effects of certain social taboos. Given this focus, it might be assumed that psychoanalysis and its practitioners are free of the constraints imposed by restrictive taboos. This book challenges this idea by examining a sampling of the taboos that are rife in the field. It is not intended to offer a complete summary of all of the forbidden ideas, clinical procedures, behaviors and institutional practices in psychoanalysis, but rather to raise consciousness about the fact that even within a field which encourages freedom of expression, many issues remain difficult to fully discuss both in the consulting room and in professional discourse. The book provides a refreshing, thoughtful, honest look at many of the taboos present in psychoanalysis, even at this moment of greatly improved communication between the various theoretical schools in the field. Reading it provides a sense of freedom for the reader, as speaking of forbidden thoughts always does.

Author : Ilona Nemesnyik Rashkow
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-17
Category : History
ISBN : 1451409877

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Taboo Or Not Taboo by Ilona Nemesnyik Rashkow Pdf

In a changing society, Christians and Jews have looked to the Bible to find values and models. But the Hebrew Bible does not offer just a single model for family behavior or relationships. This volume explores the positive and negative aspects of family life in ancient Israel as portrayed in the Bible. Rashkow examines the relationships between husbands and wives, parents and children, and siblings, looking at the variety of conflicts that emerged: incest, rape, abuse, murder, and hatred. Ultimately, Rashkow's analysis provides a reflection on family, which is given texture and depth through her use of psychoanalysis and literary theory. This text traces the influence of the biblical images on later Western literature and society and provides comparative discussions of other ancient Near Eastern literatures. Also useful as a textbook for courses in Hebrew Bible, feminist studies, and psychological interpretations of the Bible.

Author : Brian Whittingham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Hypocrisy
ISBN : 0954755006

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Taboo Or Not Taboo by Brian Whittingham Pdf

Author : Wilfred Reilly
Publisher : Regnery Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781621579281

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Taboo by Wilfred Reilly Pdf

You Can’t Say That! Do you have a right to be offended by the facts? Against all the evidence, the mainstream media insist that America has never been more racist and sexist. The police are waging a war on Black people. “White privilege” means minorities never get a fair shake. Although this narrative of oppression is demonstrably fictitious, it is taboo to question it, and those who do so risk being labeled racist or sexist themselves. America needs an honest conversation based on common sense and cold, hard facts. Honesty and respect for the facts are the specialty of Wilfred Reilly, the celebrated author of Hate Crime Hoax. In Taboo, he fearlessly examines ten forbidden truths that have been buried by political correctness. They include: -The Black rate of violent crime is roughly 2.5 times the white rate. When demographic variables are taken into account, there are no racial differences in the rate of police-involved shootings. -Interracial crime is remarkably rare, but 75 to 80 percent of it occurs against white people. -Minorities can be racist—take the Nation of Islam, which holds that white people are an inferior race created by a Black scientist. -Disparities between racial groups in IQ testing and SAT performance are the result of cultural variables, such as the presence of a father in the home, not racism. Reilly goes where most social scientists fear to tread, using objective statistics and common sense to tackle taboo topics. Taboo is an essential takedown of the lies you hear every day from ideological activists and lazy, biased media.

Author : Norman L. Farberow
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781351487184

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Taboo Topics by Norman L. Farberow Pdf

Why is it so hard to investigate taboo topics? A myriad of forces shape and fashion human action, reaction, thought, and feeling, and these are not always well understood. Norman L. Farberow argues that culture itself provides structure for its members, developing in a well-defined way the rules to which they will conform. Such rules find expression not only in written laws and regulations but include, and most often stem from, unwritten folkways, customs, and especially taboos, the subject of this book.The researchers reporting in this volume take no position on the nature of a taboo itself, but concentrate on the difficulty in investigating taboos. As members of society and human beings, they do make judgments and personal investments. Thus, when taboos continue or develop without useful society-enriching functions or facilitate self-destructive activities, they raise questions about why they persist.Such topics include many areas‘some social, such as sex, death, and peace; others more academic, such as parapsychology, graphology, religion, and hypnosis. Peace and the public are included in the discussion because they are emotion-laden areas and powerful and important factors in a shrinking world and expanding universe. Peace, especially, has begun to be looked upon with suspicion perhaps a real commentary on our times. This probing collection will be sure to interest sociologists, anthropologists, and all other social scientists.

Author : Keith Allan
Publisher : Oxford Handbooks
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780198808190

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The Oxford Handbook of Taboo Words and Language by Keith Allan Pdf

This volume brings together experts from a wide range of disciplines to define and describe tabooed words and language and to investigate the reasons and beliefs behind them. In general, taboo is defined as a proscription of behaviour for a specific community, time, and context. In terms of language, taboo applies to instances of language behaviour: the use of certain words in certain contexts. The existence of linguistic taboos and their management lead to the censoring of behaviour and, as a consequence, to language change and development. Chapters in this volume explore the multiple types of tabooed language from a variety of perspectives, such as sociolinguistics, anthropology, philosophy, psychology, historical linguistics, and neurolinguistics, and with reference to fields such as law, publishing, politics, and advertising. Topics covered include impoliteness, swearing, censorship, taboo in deaf communities, translation of tabooed words, and the use of taboo in banter and comedy.

Author : Elsa Simões Lucas Freitas
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2008-07-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027290496

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Taboo in Advertising by Elsa Simões Lucas Freitas Pdf

Taboos are much more than just a synonym of ‘forbidden’. Proof of the concept’s complexity can be found in the way ads often try to hide the taboo inherent to their products or, conversely, in the way certain taboo readings are foregrounded on purpose in other ads. This volume shows why and how that happens, using print and television ads to exemplify (a) the elaborate strategies used by ads for certain products to cleverly hide the taboo inherent to them, and (b) the deliberate recourse to taboo references in ads for products that do not present any taboo connotation. The linguistic analysis undertaken takes into account the different modes (verbal language, music, sound effects, moving and static images) that convey meaning in ads. Taboo is very often conveyed or disguised through one of the channels while the others play the opposite role, thus achieving a balance that prevents the ad from being too obscure to be understood or too daring for the general public to accept it. For this comprehensive approach, concepts are drawn from different disciplines: textual and semiotic analysis from linguistics, theories of taboo from anthropology, and background to advertising from media studies.

Author : Franz Steiner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136543333

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Taboo by Franz Steiner Pdf

Scholars have been trying to explain taboo customs ever since Captain Cook discovered them in Polynesia over 200 years ago. The subject has been treated at length, but none of the theories has more than a limited validity, so numerous are the taboos recorded and so diverse the societies in which they occur. This book contains chapters on: · Taboo as a Victorian invention · The complicated taboos in the Pentateuch · Taboos in Polynesia Originally published in 1956.

Author : Willock
Publisher : International University Press (FL)
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2004-12-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0823663302

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Taboo Or Not Taboo? by Willock Pdf

Author : Brent Willock,Rebecca C. Curtis,Lori C. Bohm
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1855756234

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Taboo Or Not Taboo by Brent Willock,Rebecca C. Curtis,Lori C. Bohm Pdf

Psychoanalysis has, from its inception, been a discipline concerned with overcoming the ill effects of certain social taboos. Patients in psychoanalysis are encouraged to speak about whatever comes to mind, without editing, even if they believe their thoughts and feelings to be unacceptable, heinous or scandalous.

Author : Luurs, Geoffrey D.
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2022-04-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781799891260

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Handbook of Research on Communication Strategies for Taboo Topics by Luurs, Geoffrey D. Pdf

Social norms are valuable because they help us to understand guidelines for appropriate and ethical behavior. However, as part of that process, cultures develop taboo behaviors and topics for group members to avoid. Failure to discuss important topics, such as sex, drug use, or interpersonal violence, can lead to unwanted or unintended negative outcomes. Improving communication about forbidden topics may lead to positive social and health outcomes, but we must first develop the communication and coping skills to handle these difficult conversations. The Handbook of Research on Communication Strategies for Taboo Topics seeks both quantitative and qualitative research to provide empirical evidence of the negative social and health outcomes of avoiding taboo conversations and provides communication and coping strategies for dealing with difficult topics. Covering a range of issues such as grief and forgiveness, this major reference work is ideal for academicians, practitioners, researchers, counselors, sociologists, professionals, instructors, and students.

Author : Alan Watts
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1989-08-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780679723004

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The Book by Alan Watts Pdf

A revelatory primer on what it means to be human, from "the perfect guide for a course correction in life" (Deepak Chopra)—and a mind-opening manual of initiation into the central mystery of existence. At the root of human conflict is our fundamental misunderstanding of who we are. The illusion that we are isolated beings, unconnected to the rest of the universe, has led us to view the “outside” world with hostility, and has fueled our misuse of technology and our violent and hostile subjugation of the natural world. To help us understand that the self is in fact the root and ground of the universe, Watts has crafted a revelatory primer on what it means to be human—and a mind-opening manual of initiation into the central mystery of existence. In The Book, Alan Watts provides us with a much-needed answer to the problem of personal identity, distilling and adapting the Hindu philosophy of Vedanta.

Author : Sigmund Freud
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012-01-04
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780307813480

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Totem and Taboo by Sigmund Freud Pdf

In this brilliant exploratory attempt (written in 1912–1913) to extend the analysis of the individual psyche to society and culture, Freud laid the lines for much of his later thought, and made a major contribution to the psychology of religion. Primitive societies and the individual, he found, mutually illuminate each other, and the psychology of primitive races bears marked resemblances to the psychology of neurotics. Basing his investigations on the findings of the anthropologists, Freud came to the conclusion that totemism and its accompanying restriction of exogamy derive from the savage’s dread of incest, and that taboo customs parallel closely the symptoms of compulsion neurosis. The killing of the “primal father” and the consequent sense of guilt are seen as determining events both in the mistry tribal pre-history of mankind, and in the suppressed wishes of individual men. Both toteism and taboo are thus held to have their roots in the Oedipus complex, which lies at the basis of all neurosis, and, as Freud argues, is also the origin of religion, ethics, society, and art.

Author : Leonard Anderson
Publisher : Leonard Anderson
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-06
Category : Sex
ISBN : 976953224X

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Sex Is Not Taboo by Leonard Anderson Pdf

As I converse with married couples throughout the years and hear stories that do not sound the way they should, I have told myself that I MUST try to do something about it. As a result,

Author : Sigmund Freud
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781136340246

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Totem And Taboo by Sigmund Freud Pdf

This is Volume IX of twenty-eight in the Psychoanalysis series. First published in 1950, the four essays comprised in this volume were originally published in the pages of the periodical Imago (Vienna) under the title 'Dber einige Obereinstimmungen im Seelenleben der Wilden und der Neurotiker'.