So What is this Social Unconscious Anyway?

1 September 2007

journal article
other
Published by SAGE Publications in Group Analysis

Vol. 40 (3) , 307-322
https://doi.org/10.1177/0533316407076114

Abstract

Although the concept of the Social Unconscious has increased in importance in the group analytic literature recently, there are still many misconceptions and misunderstandings about it and its practical applications. While some papers define the term, there are no papers explaining the basics of the social unconscious and what it includes. The purpose of this article is to address the misconceptions, describe the basic building blocks of the social unconscious, and develop a working definition for this complex term.

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