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Overview"The integration of psychiatry into the mainstream of American society following World War II involved rethinking and revision of psychiatric theories. While in the past, theories of personality had been concerned with the single individual, this pioneering volume argues that such theories are of little use. Instead, the individual must be seen in the context of social situations in which rapid advances in communication technology have brought people closer together, changing their behavior and self-expression. Ruesch and Bateson show that following World War II mass communication and culture have become so pervasive that no individual or group can escape their influences for long. Therefore, they argue that processes of psychoanalysis must now consider the individual within the framework of a social situation. Focusing upon the larger societal systems, of which both psychiatrist and patient are an integral part, they develop concepts that encompass large-scale events as well as happenings of an individual nature. They have outlined this relationship in a unified theory of communication, which encompasses events linking individual to individual, individual to the group, and ultimately, to events of worldwide concern. The term ""social matrix,"" then, refers to a larger scientific system, of which both the psychiatrist and the patient are integral parts. Jurgen Ruesch was professor of psychiatry at the University of California School of Medicine and director of the section of Social Psychiatry at the Langley Porter Neuropsychatric Institute in San Francisco. Gregory Bateson taught at Columbia University, the New School for Social Research, Harvard University, Stanford University, and the University of California, Santa Cruz. Among his books are ""Naven"", ""Steps to an Ecology of Mind, Mind and Nature: A Necessary Unity"", ""Angels Fear: Towards an Epistemology of the Sacred"", and ""A Sacred Unity: Further Steps to an Ecology of Mind""." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jurgen Ruesch , Gregory Bateson , Eve C. Pinsker , Gene CombsPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9781412806145ISBN 10: 1412806143 Pages: 324 Publication Date: 15 December 2006 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPreface to the 1968 edition, 1. VALUES, COMMUNICATION, AND CULTURE: An Introduction, 2. COMMUNICATION AND HUMAN RELATIONS: An Interdisciplinary Approach, 3. COMMUNICATION AND MENTAL ILLNESS; A Psychiatric Approach, 4. COMMUNICATION AND AMERICAN VALUES: A Psychological Approach, 5. AMERICAN PERSPECTIVES: An Integrative Approach, 6. COMMUNICATION AND THE SYSTEM OF CHECKS AND BALANCES: An Anthropological Approach, 7. INFORMATION AND CODIFICATION: A Philosophical Approach, 8. CONVENTIONS OF COMMUNICATION: Where Validity Depends upon Belief, 9. PSYCHIATRIC THINKING: An Epistemological Approach, 10. THE CONVERGENCE OF SCIENCE AND PSYCHIATRY, 11. INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, AND CULTURE: A Review of the Theory of Human Communication, REFERENCES, INDEXReviewsAuthor InformationJurgen Ruesch, Gregory Bateson, Eve C. Pinsker, Gene Combs Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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