ABSTRACT

In intellectual and academic circles, Ernest van den Haag was respected for his brilliant mind, his outspoken and often highly controversial assertions, and a very unacademic, sharp, biting style.

part One|1 pages

Personality

chapter I|12 pages

The Humanization of Infants

chapter II|24 pages

The Oedipus Complex

chapter III|14 pages

Who Is Normal?

chapter IV|15 pages

Sex, Repression, and Beyond

chapter V|15 pages

Treatment

chapter VI|9 pages

The Family as an Industry

part Two|1 pages

Society

chapter VII|14 pages

Groups

chapter VIII|21 pages

The Basic Tension of Group Membership

chapter IX|15 pages

Rivalry, Competition, and Conflict

chapter X|17 pages

Leadership, Authority, and Power

chapter XI|20 pages

Culture, Passion, and Affectations

chapter XIII|10 pages

Class, Estate, and Caste

chapter XIV|24 pages

Expansion, Mobility, and the Class System

chapter XV|21 pages

Democracy and Elites

chapter XVI|14 pages

Roles and the Prestige of Histrionics

part Three|1 pages

Popular Culture

chapter XVIII|35 pages

Why Is the Crowd Lonely?

part Four|1 pages

The Proper Study of Mankind

chapter XX|14 pages

Man as an Object of Science