The group and the spirit of the age

Authors
Citation
He. Richter, The group and the spirit of the age, GRUPPENPSYC, 35(3), 1999, pp. 175-187
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology
Journal title
GRUPPENPSYCHOTHERAPIE UND GRUPPENDYNAMIK
ISSN journal
00174947 → ACNP
Volume
35
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
175 - 187
Database
ISI
SICI code
0017-4947(1999)35:3<175:TGATSO>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
In a historical overview the change of the group model especially in West-G erman society is examined. During the youth rebellion in the sixties the gr oup became a micro-society where the group members wanted to learn solidari ty without repression and exclusion. This idea lived in groups sharing home s, in parent groups who formed child education groups (children shops), and in numerous socio-political group initiatives. The upswing of group therap y also profited from this trend which, since the end of the seventies, gave way to a trend of putting more emphasis on egocentrical rivalization where especially the influence of economical structures of forced neoliberalism prevails. Using own experiences the author describes the problems but also the possibilities of working in citizens' initiatives and in spontaneous wo rk groups with politicians and intellectuals.