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Is there any connection between the way individuals think about their lives and relationships and the way societies behave toward their citizens? Israel W. Charny, a psychologist working in Israel who has devoted his practice to family and couples counseling and much of his life to a study of genocide, believes there is. "Fascist-type thinking," he says, leads to destroyed relationships and thwarted lives for individuals and to authoritarianism and genocide at the societal level. Charny plies his postulate not at the simplistic level of "the Nazis committed genocide because they were crazy" but in the sense that all of us have both "fascist" and "democratic" components to our minds. The fascist programs, which he likens to human software, "tell you what to do with certainty, without questioning or alternative frames of reference.... They instill in you a sense of superiority." In contrast, the programs of the democratic mind invite responsibility for choosing ones direction in life, support questioning and are "accompanied by a readiness to change." He explains why fascist ideas seduce both societies and individuals who crave solutions to lifes complexities and why the results are catastrophic for both. Democratic ways of thinking and an openness to other people and new ideasalthough they provoke uncertainty and anxietyare his alternative prescription for individuals and societies that prize humanity. Once Charny sets out these fairly simple ideas he expands on them by citing a vast array of writers, most of them psychologists, who have discussed the abuse of power to illustrate the consequences of fascist systemsespecially when the abuse leads to genocide. And to provide examples of both fascist and democratic behaviors in personal life, he includes scores of case histories from his many decades of work in American and Israeli mental health clinics. The discussion gives him ample opportunity to list his dislikesHitler, Stalin, Mao, the Taliban, Prozac and controlling parentsas well as his likes, such as child psychologist Bruno Bettelheim, good sex, psychologist and philosopher Erich Fromm, and the AlexanderTechnique of self-awareness and body control. He also tells lots of entertaining stories about patients. Unfortunately, the result is a book that is much too long for its message. What could have been a short essay about habits of mind and their personal and political implications swells into a repetitious, often self-serving mixture of the authors opinions and favorite stories.
Jonathan Beard
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Charny, I.W. Fascism and democracy in the human mind: a bridge between mind and society. Nebraska, 2006. 471p bibl index afp ISBN 0803215509, $49.95 Because he fears humanity''s increasing capacity to destroy itself, Charny (psychology, Hebrew Univ., Jerusalem, and editor of the outstanding two-volume Encyclopedia of Genocide, CH, Jun''00, 37-5432) assumes the daunting task of attempting, first, to define the individual mind as either fascistic or democratic and, second, of linking the resulting paradigm to the wider society. Adopting tedious computer jargon, Charny argues that "fascist-mind software" requires "that a person create and live in a world prescribed, defined, and ordained by [an] immutable authority" that provides "a clear sense of direction" tolerating no deviation. On a societal level, this "software" leads to punishment, torture, execution, and, possibly, genocide. By contrast, "democratic-mind software" implies acceptance of uncertainty and vulnerability, while exulting in its respect for human diversity. Although historians may find Charny''s terminology odd--"fascism" and "democracy" are peculiarly modern notions--and his personality universals overly restrictive in a world of infinite possibility, behavioral scientists need to confront this innovative thesis. By adding to the pressing discussion of how human civilization is to survive its frightening technological capabilities, Charny performs a valuable service. Though it is in places didactic and marred by repetition, this is a pathbreaking endeavor. Summing Up: Essential. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty. (C. P. Vincent Choice 20080229)“To read Fascism and Democracy in the Human Mind is to embark on a journey into one’s own mind and, at the same time, into the human collectivity. The work asks us to reflect on who we are as individuals and as global citizens. By explicitly linking micro and macro structures and processes—whether internal and psychological, or external and political—Israel Charney has rendered a work of extraordinary importance. . . . . Charny writes in an accessible, engaging style, and this book’s appeal will extend far beyond the many academic disciplines to which it relates.”—Nicholas Robins, Journal of Genocide Research (Nicholas Robins Journal of Genocide Research 20050913)"Charny argues persuasively that fascism and democracy are not only political systems but ways of organizing the mind. His book builds a convincing link between societal evil and the mind of the individual perpetrator. . . . [This is] one of the most important books of this decade."—Douglas H. Sprenkle, a professor of marriage and family therapy and the author of Effectiveness Research in Marriage and Family Therapy (Douglas H. Sprenkle 20050913)"Charny suggests new principles and approaches for individual and family therapy as well as for reducing the danger of future war, genocide, and terrorism. This is a hopeful and useful book, despite also being a wakeup call, insofar as it demonstrates how deeply-rooted the fascist mentality can become in individuals and societies."—Eric Markusen, a sociologist and the coauthor of The Genocidal Mentality: Nazi Holocaust and Nuclear Threat (Eric Markusen 20050913)"Charny''s understanding that fascism and democracy are not just political systems, but psychological states or forces gives us powerful tools for a holistic approach to fighting much that is evil. Charny’s theory gives us a way of understanding that we are all on a continuum, from Hitler as perhaps the purest example of a mind given over entirely to ''totalitarianism,'' to those who enact a ''democratic'' life. As many of us are, I am certainly far from the ''democratic'' ideal, but struggling toward it."—Henry Theriault, an associate professor of philosophy and coordinator of the Center for the Study of Human Rights at Worcester State College in Massachusetts (Henry Theriault 20050913)"Momentous. . . . [This is] the most innovative piece of scholarship I have ever read. Fascism and Democracy in the Human Mind is extremely timely and it offers suggestions about ways to go forward in conflict resolution at the societal, family, and individual levels. I know of no other books in psychology or Holocaust and genocide studies that have linked societal and individual processes in as innovative a way as this book does."—Robert K. Hitchcock, an anthropologist and coeditor of Endangered Peoples of Africa and the Middle East: Struggles to Survive and Thrive (Robert K. Hitchcock )
Author(s) :Israel W. Charny
Publish Year :2008 Publisher : University of Nebraska Press
You can check by ISBN10/ISBN13 : 080321796X/9780803217966
Pages :492
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