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Things fall apart. The cultural complex in contemporary times1
1London, UK.
The Journal of Analytical Psychology
|July 7, 2021
Summary
The COVID-19 pandemic and social justice movements reveal societal shifts, impacting individual psychology and collective action. Understanding cultural complexes offers insight into navigating these changes and fostering interdependence.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Political Science
Background:
- The COVID-19 pandemic, Black Lives Matter protests, and climate emergency have caused global fear and discord.
- These events also highlighted interconnectedness, social concern, and demands for change.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the concept of the cultural complex as a framework for understanding the interplay between individual psychology and political power dynamics.
- To illustrate how cultural complexes operate at a local level during periods of significant societal transition.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual analysis drawing on the work of Singer & Kimbles (2004) on cultural complexes.
- Application of the cultural complex concept to a small-scale, local example.
Main Results:
- A fundamental societal shift is occurring, leading to heightened anxiety as individuals move from the known to the unknown.
- The bipolar nature of cultural complexes surfaces extreme reactions, including threats to democracy and increased border security.
Conclusions:
- Cultural complexes provide a valuable lens for connecting individual psychological experiences with broader political phenomena.
- Despite anxieties and polarization, there is potential for developing new, interdependent ways of living together, emphasizing our connection to each other and the planet.
Keywords:
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