Abstract
Mørch, S. (1988). Society and psychology. Nordisk Psykologi, 40, 296–308. In the post-war period, the development of a »critical social psychology« took place. In this paper, it is argued that this critical science is to be seen mostly as a consequence of changes in a society that controls its individuals quite comprehensively. Both among ordinary people, social scientists and psychologists, modern society was experienced in opposition to the unique individuals. This resulted in the development of a feeling of a »loss of individuality«. Critical social psychology can be seen as a response to this understanding. The development of critical social psychology began with symbolic interactionism in the USA, and continued with »kritische Sozialisationstheorie« in Germany. I argue that the basic analysis of the relationship between the individual and society is too narrow, and that this results in a false opposition in this social psychological science.
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