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Bruno Bettelheim and the concentration camps
Bruno Bettelheim und die Konzentrationslager
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Abstract "The paper analyzes the circumstances under which Bruno Bettelheim's (1903–1990)
well-known paper, 'Individual and Mass Behavior in Extreme Situations' (1943) came to
be written and discusses its central arguments. The authors compare Bettelheim's analysis
of the Nazi concentration camps with the in... view more
"The paper analyzes the circumstances under which Bruno Bettelheim's (1903–1990)
well-known paper, 'Individual and Mass Behavior in Extreme Situations' (1943) came to
be written and discusses its central arguments. The authors compare Bettelheim's analysis
of the Nazi concentration camps with the interpretations of other authors, particularly
those who had experienced the camps themselves, and identify areas of divergence. They
also note the later modifications Bettelheim introduced in his own theories on occasions
when the original article was reprinted or revised. In conclusion, we investigate the ways
in which Bettelheim's analysis of the camps has been received and cited by later scholars." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
behavior; Gestapo; analysis; comparison; sociologist; Nazism; theory; identification; concentration camp; prisoner
Classification
Social History, Historical Social Research
General Sociology, Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Sociology, Sociological Theories
Method
descriptive study
Free Keywords
Geschichte; Bettelheim, B.
Document language
English
Publication Year
1997
Page/Pages
p. 1-37
Journal
Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, 33 (1997) 1
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications
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