{"product_id":"2026200009339-secondhand-social-amnesia-a-critique-of-contemporary-psychology-from-adler-to-laing","title":"Social Amnesia: A Critique Of Contemporary Psychology From Adler To Laing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sharp and uncompromising work of critical theory, Social Amnesia presents a devastating Marxist critique of mainstream and neo-Freudian psychology, arguing that modern psychological schools — from Alfred Adler to R.D. Laing — have systematically abandoned the radical, subversive core of Freudian thought. Russell Jacoby contends that contemporary psychology, in its eagerness to conform and adapt, has traded genuine insight for social conformity, effectively becoming a tool for the adjustment of individuals to a repressive society rather than a means of liberation. Written with intellectual rigour and polemical force, the book draws on the Frankfurt School tradition to illustrate how the watering-down of psychoanalytic theory reflects broader cultural and ideological surrender. Hailed by *Publishers Weekly* as penetrating, provocative and just possibly a landmark argument-starter, this remains an essential and challenging text for anyone interested in the intersection of psychology, politics, and social critique.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887996580059,"sku":"2026200009339-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/54ee4557-0f1b-48f8-b491-498c58a1faf4.png?v=1781751933","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200009339-secondhand-social-amnesia-a-critique-of-contemporary-psychology-from-adler-to-laing","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}