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Middle class urbanites in rural communes: A social-psychiatric analysis

Middle class urbanites in rural communes: A social-psychiatric analysis THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOANALYSIS 38:327-334 (1978) MIDDLE CLASS URBANITES IN RURAL COMMUNES: A SOCIAL-PSYCHIATRIC ANALYSIS Edward M. Levine and Conrad M. Kozak One of the more interesting and unanticipated developments that occurred during the 1960s was the formation of rural, non-creedal communes by white middle-class youth and young adults. Non-creedal communes are those which do not subscribe to or share a doctrine that serves as their raison d'etre and which also influences or determines much of their daily activities and way of life. Creedal (religious) communes are usually urban ones, such as the Rev. Sun Moon's Unification Church (the "Moonies"), the Hare Krishna, and the Druids. Unfortunately, the task of examining their character, goals, strengths, and weaknesses faces certain [imitations. First, the literature about them ranges from autobiographical odysseys and journalistic reports to descriptive ac- counts and scholarly research. Thus, much that has been written is limited in scope and has dealt with different (and certain of the same) aspects of these unconventional contemporary forms of group living. In addition, the great majority of these communes have not been studied; understandably so, since it has been estimated that 3,000 communes were formed between 1960 and 1970, and perhaps http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The American Journal of Psychoanalysis Springer Journals

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Springer Journals
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1978 The Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis
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THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOANALYSIS 38:327-334 (1978) MIDDLE CLASS URBANITES IN RURAL COMMUNES: A SOCIAL-PSYCHIATRIC ANALYSIS Edward M. Levine and Conrad M. Kozak One of the more interesting and unanticipated developments that occurred during the 1960s was the formation of rural, non-creedal communes by white middle-class youth and young adults. Non-creedal communes are those which do not subscribe to or share a doctrine that serves as their raison d'etre and which also influences or determines much of their daily activities and way of life. Creedal (religious) communes are usually urban ones, such as the Rev. Sun Moon's Unification Church (the "Moonies"), the Hare Krishna, and the Druids. Unfortunately, the task of examining their character, goals, strengths, and weaknesses faces certain [imitations. First, the literature about them ranges from autobiographical odysseys and journalistic reports to descriptive ac- counts and scholarly research. Thus, much that has been written is limited in scope and has dealt with different (and certain of the same) aspects of these unconventional contemporary forms of group living. In addition, the great majority of these communes have not been studied; understandably so, since it has been estimated that 3,000 communes were formed between 1960 and 1970, and perhaps

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The American Journal of Psychoanalysis – Springer Journals

Published: Dec 1, 1978

Keywords: Clinical Psychology; Psychotherapy; Psychoanalysis

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