The Mass Psychology of Fascism
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The Mass Psychology of Fascism is Wilhelm Reich’s influential psychoanalytic and sociopolitical study that explores the emotional and character-structural roots of fascist movements in modern society.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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political psychology book ⓘ psychoanalytic study ⓘ |
| author | Wilhelm Reich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Soviet communism
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Stalinism ⓘ liberal democracy ⓘ traditional patriarchal family ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1933 ⓘ |
| genre |
political theory
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psychoanalytic theory ⓘ social theory ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
1946 English edition
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revised and expanded editions ⓘ |
| influenced |
New Left
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critical theory ⓘ feminist theory ⓘ political psychology ⓘ studies of authoritarian personality ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Karl Marx
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Marxist theory NERFINISHED ⓘ Sigmund Freud ⓘ psychoanalytic theory ⓘ |
| mainThesis |
authoritarian family structures help reproduce fascist ideology
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economic and political conditions alone cannot explain fascism without reference to mass psychology ⓘ fascism is rooted in the emotional and character structure of the masses ⓘ sexual repression contributes to the formation of authoritarian personalities ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
authoritarian character
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emotional plague ⓘ sex-economy ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Die Massenpsychologie des Faschismus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposes |
democratic character structures as a basis for genuine democracy
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sexual liberation as a factor in preventing authoritarianism ⓘ |
| publisher | Orgone Institute Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Nazism
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authoritarianism ⓘ character structure ⓘ fascism ⓘ ideology ⓘ mass psychology ⓘ political sociology ⓘ psychoanalysis ⓘ sexual repression ⓘ totalitarianism ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
interwar period
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rise of Nazism in Germany ⓘ |
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