Family therapy and civilization and its discontents
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Date
2023
Authors
Lee, Bonnie
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Abstract
Myth or history, the origin of civilization was ascribed in the Hebrew scriptures to the
first couple, Adam and Eve, and to the intergenerational saga of their descendants.
Civilization has been a concern of psychoanalysts since the time of Freud and Jung, the
fathers of depth psychology. In their mature years, they applied their theories and
observations of human nature to the tumultuous events of the First and Second World
Wars.
Taking their cues, the author utilizes key concepts and insights from family therapy on
couple conflict as a lens for analyzing international relations, with the goal for finding
their parallels on the dynamics of strife and turmoil in our time and with the premise
that the world could be seen as the human family writ large. The article explores how
principles for couple analysis — respecting differences, boundaries, history,
recognizing stress and transitions and congruent communication — can be transposed
to international relations.
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Open access article
Keywords
Family therapy , Couple analysis , Couple conflict , War , International relations
Citation
Lee, B. K. (2023). Family therapy and its discontents. Comparative Civilizations Review, 88(88), Article 12. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/ccr/vol88/iss88/12