Erich Fromm and Contemporary American Politics

Authors

  • George N. Lundskow Grand Valley State University
  • Lauren Langman Loyola University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1234/fa.v0i73.213

Keywords:

Fromm, psychoanalysis, authoritarianism, character

Abstract

Donald Trump and his followers who never waiver stand at 41.5% of the US population (Fivethirtyeight.com), the embodiment of a lust for power and fame and the minions who crave fulfillment through his arrogant and belligerent antics. Speaking from the mid-Twentieth century, Fromm offers a starting point for our discussion of the present day, centered on the social-psychological intersection where everyday people recreate the systems upon which they both depend, and which may very well destroy them.

Author Biographies

George N. Lundskow, Grand Valley State University

Grand Valley State UniversityMichigan

Lauren Langman, Loyola University

ProfessorDepartment of SociologyLoyola UniversityChicago, Illinois

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Published

2018-10-28

How to Cite

Lundskow, G. N., & Langman, L. (2018). Erich Fromm and Contemporary American Politics. Free Associations, (73), 7–22. https://doi.org/10.1234/fa.v0i73.213

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No. 73 (2018)

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