The Malignant Effect of Freud’s Theory on American Thought and Culture
Edición de la obra Freudian Fraud
| Autor | E. Fuller Torrey |
|---|---|
| Editorial | HarperCollins |
| Fecha de publicación | 1992 |
| Lugar | New York, USA |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 362 |
| Formato | Hardcover |
| ISBN-10 | 0060168129 |
| OCLC | 472580003, 24871985 |
| LCCN | 91058343 |
| Número de Cutter | T694f |
From its beginnings as an exotic Freudian plant in the hot-houses of Greenwich Village, Freud's theory, stressing the importance of childhood experiences in determining personality development, gained increasing popularity throughout the twentieth century, eventually spreading to become an American cultural kudzu. What are the reasons for this country's overwhelming acceptance of a theory now known to have virtually no scientific basis?