Memories of Gustav Ichheiser : life and work of an exiled social scientist /: life and work of an exiled social scientist. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Amrei C. Joerchel, Gerhard Benetka, editors.
• Editors: Joerchel, Amrei C; Benetka, Gerhard
• Contents: Intro; Dedication; Series Editor Preface; History of Science Is for the Future of Science: Learning Through Forgotten Thinkers; Two Views on History of Science: Between "Garbage Pile" and "Treasure Island"; Gustav Ichheiser as a Forgotten Thinker; References; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; About the Editors and Authors; Chapter 1: Introduction: Finding a Biography; The Contributions; References; Part I: Historical Perspectives; Chapter 2: Seclusion: A Safe Place? Remarks on the Biography of an Outsider; (I); (II); (III); (IV); (V); (VI); (VII); (VIII); (IX); (X); (XI); (XII); References. Chapter 3: "Who Is Ichheiser?": A Person Who Failed Himself and the WorldOn the Way Toward a Critique of Success; Arduous First Steps; Ichheiser's American Publications; No One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest; Summary; References; Part II: Moving Between Disciplines; Chapter 4: An "Iron Curtain" Between People: Theoretical Paradoxes in the Writings of Gustav Ichheiser; The Impossibility of the Mutually Shared Based on Psychological Premises; The Sociologically Justified Impossibility of the Authentic; The Certainty of Language and the Uncertainty of the Social World. The Art of the Modern Life: Welcoming AmbivalenceReferences; Part III: Selected Works from Ichheiser's German, English, and Polish Papers; Chapter 5: Being and Appearance: I Am Not What I Appear to Be -- Ichheiser's Viennese Works on Social Consciousness; Apperception; The Self-Awareness; Expression and Impression; Physical Appearance; Social Appearance; Beauty; Consciousness; You-Awareness and Its Ethical and Aesthetic Structure; Separation of the You-Awareness and Overcoming Conflicts; Isolation; Conclusion; References. Chapter 6: Appearance and Image in the Perception and Misperception of Self and Others: Ichheiser and Social Psychological TheoryDistortions in Social Perception; The Centrality of "Image" in Social Relations; Conclusion; References; Chapter 7: Historical Insights on the Nature of Social Psychology: Gustaw Ichheiser's Pre-War Polish Texts; Historical Background and Biographical Notes; Methodological Foundations and Intellectual Eclecticism; Comments on the Field of Social Psychology; The Importance and Nature of the Field; The Nature of Social Psychology. Sharing the Insights of Social PsychologyUnderstanding Our Social World: The Complex, Complicated, and Created Image of Ourselves and Others; Overestimating the Unity of the Individual; Assigning Individuals to Groups and Stereotypes; A Tripartite Classification of Personality Characteristics; Illusions in Support of a Stable Society; Psychological Conflict as a Window onto the "Normal"; The Normalcy and Utility of Psychological Conflict; The Neuroticism of Big Cities; The Integration Provided by Life in the Countryside; Workplace Accidents; Preventative Measures; Conclusion; References.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 301.092; Social scientists -- Austria -- Vienna -- 20th century -- Biography; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- General; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Regional Studies; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- General; Social scientists; Psychology; Personality and Social Psychology; History of Psychology; Social Theory; Ethnicity Studies; Sociology of Culture; Applied Psychology; Social Sciences; Psychology, Social; Psychological Theory; Jews; Austria -- Vienna; Austria; United States; Electronic books; Electronic books; Biography; Biography
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319725086; 3319725084
• Related ISBNs: 9783319725079; 3319725076
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 10, 2018).
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