From Countertransference to Social Theory
A Study of Holocaust Thinking in U.S. Business Dress
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7769446 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Howard F Stein (University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 346-378 |
| Publication date | 2000-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethos (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-2131 • E-ISSN: 1548-1352 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1525/eth.2000.28.3.346 |
| OpenAlex | W2161098630 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 40 |
Observer countertransference is discussed as the nexus of ethnographic knowing. Psychoanalytic approaches are situated in relation to embodiment theory and knowing via the senses. Alongside the official view of managed social change as "nothing personal, just business," U.S. workers draw upon Holocaust imagery to make sense of what is happening to them. Several ethnographic vignettes from the U.S. workplaces constitute the evidential core of the paper. Observer countertransference is seen as a vital instrumentfor comprehending the psychic reality behind the invocation of Holocaust images that are camouflaged by business euphemisms. More broadly, observer countertransference, judiciously used, (1) serves as a bridge between cultural levels (say, individual, workplace, nation) and (2) contributes to the wider interpretation of culture
Aesthetics · Art · Countertransference · Disconnection · Ethnography · Interpretation (philosophy) · Nexus (standard) · Political science · Psychic · Psychoanalysis · Psychoanalytic theory · Situated · Sociology · The Holocaust · Anthropology · Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture · Law · Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration · Philosophy · Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2026 (25) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |