The Politics of the Family

by R.D. Laing

Overview

In his 1968 CBC Massey Lectures R. D. Laing discusses how and why we value society's notions of family over our own.

Using concepts of schizophrenia, R.D. Laing demonstrates that we tend to invalidate the subjective and experiential and accept the proper societal view of what should occur within the family.

A psychoanalyst and psychiatrist, Laing worked at the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations. His books include The Self and Others and The Politics of Experience.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780887848896
Publisher:	House of Anansi Press Inc
Publication date:	09/27/1997
Series:	The CBC Massey Lectures
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	64
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

R.D. Laing is a psychoanalyst and psychiatrist. His publications include The Self and Others, The Divided Self, Knots, and The Politics of Experience.