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[Today's taboos--tomorrow's problems]

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  • 1Klinik für Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik, Universität Kiel.

Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik, Medizinische Psychologie
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Societies rely on unconscious taboos for self-preservation, acting as social defense mechanisms. Understanding these taboos is key to analyzing social dynamics, incompatibilities, and resistance to change, as exemplified by German political developments.

Area of Science:

  • Social Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Cultural Anthropology

Context:

  • Societies require shared taboos for survival and stability.
  • Taboos function as unconscious social defense mechanisms.
  • These mechanisms influence social interactions and group cohesion.

Purpose:

  • To explore the role of taboos in societal self-preservation.
  • To analyze how taboos contribute to social defense mechanisms.
  • To understand social incompatibilities and resistance to rational change.

Summary:

  • Taboos, as unconscious social defense mechanisms, are crucial for societal self-preservation.
  • Their nature explains social incompatibilities and resistance to rationally-founded social changes.
  • The decline of ethnic entities and current German political developments are examined through this lens.

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Impact:

  • Provides a framework for understanding social processes and standstills.
  • Highlights the significance of taboos in social cohesion and evolution.
  • Offers insights into the dynamics of societal change and stability.