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1Department of Politics, Philosophy and Economics, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten/Germany, Niederhofenerstr. 4, D-44263, Dortmund, Germany. kazuma.matoba@uni-wh.de.
Integrative Psychological & Behavioral Science
|April 29, 2022
Summary
Untreated historical trauma fuels global injustice and social inequality. Integrating individual, ancestral, and collective trauma offers a path toward healing and building a more equitable culture.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Quantum Social Science
Background:
- Global challenges like social inequality and injustice stem from historical and collective trauma.
- Intergenerational trauma transmission may occur through epigenetic factors.
- Quantum social science offers a framework for understanding collective trauma.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore methodological considerations for building a new culture.
- To integrate collective and intergenerational trauma.
- To address the root causes of social and global issues.
Main Methods:
- Utilizing Wendt's (2016) interpretation of collective trauma within quantum social science.
- Examining the Collective Trauma Integration Process (CTIP) by Thomas Hübl (2020).
- Drawing upon research from psychology, sociology, and quantum social science.
Main Results:
- Collective trauma, understood through quantum social science, presents a social pathology.
- CTIP offers a method for addressing and integrating fragmented trauma.
- A framework for cultural rebuilding through trauma integration is proposed.
Conclusions:
- Integrating collective and intergenerational trauma is crucial for societal healing.
- Methodological approaches are needed to treat social pathologies rooted in trauma.
- This research provides a foundation for developing new cultural paradigms.
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