Fantasy and Social Movements [electronic resource] /
Ormrod, J.author.
It is sometimes assumed that fantasizing stands in contrast to activism. This book, however, argues that fantasy plays a central role in social movements. Drawing on psychoanalysis and psychosocial theories, Fantasy and Social Movements examines the relationships between fantasy, reality, action, the unconscious and the collective.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Fantasy and Social Movements in Context; Part I: Fantasy in Constellation: Fantasy, Reality, the Unconscious, Action and the Collective; 1 Fantasy in Freudian Theory; 2 Fantasy in Kleinian Theory; 3 Fantasy in Lacanian Theory; 4 Modes of Fantasy; Part II: Fantasy and Social Movement Theory; 5 Social Movement Theory and Types of Action; 6 Smelser's Theory of Collective Behaviour; 7 A Typology of Social Movements; Part III: A Case Study of the Pro-Space Movement and Fantasy; 8 Fantasy in the Pro-Space Movement
9 The Pro-Space Movement and Social Structure10 The Pro-Space Movement and Ideology; 11 The Pro-Space Movement and Political Organization; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
It is sometimes assumed that fantasizing stands in contrast to activism. This book, however, argues that fantasy plays a central role in social movements. Drawing on psychoanalysis and psychosocial theories, Fantasy and Social Movements examines the relationships between fantasy, reality, action, the unconscious and the collective.
Personality.
Social psychology.
Psychoanalysis.
Political sociology.
Sociology.
Social history.
Cultural studies.
Personality and Social Psychology.
Psychoanalysis.
Political Sociology.
Sociology, general.
Social History.
Cultural Studies.