Psychodynamics of political correctness

Article Abstract:

Political correctness represents a regression in university functioning in which paternal influences are repudiated and a biparental model of authority is replaced by one revolving around a primordial conception of the mother. Paternal influences are those that represent the engagement with external reality and regression to the primordial mother is therefore a rejection of external reality. Aspects of university functioning that are explained by this model include the inversion of valuation, the assault against white males, the subordination of rationality in decision making, the balkanization of the university, the drive to the extreme, and the anomaly of female power. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

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On initiating "a new order of things": a reply to Schwartz

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The author refutes Schwartz's thesis that "political correctness" (PC) stems from a narcissistic, unconscious desire to substitute unconditional love for objective standards of performance. The author argues that "objective" assessment is not achievable; that supporters of PC seek standards based on more inclusive criteria, not the abdication of standards; and that Schwartz's dichotomized "biparental" model for universities excludes other sources of support and standards available to students. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher)

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Epic and tragic tales: making sense of change

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This article examines the organizational change of a United Kingdom based college. The authors maintain senior managers presented the change in the form of epic tale, whereas the subordinates interpreted the change as a tragic narrative, demonstrating the significance of the psychological process regarding change.

United Kingdom, Management dynamics, Management, Organizational change, College administration, Company business management

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