Recently in a look at the famous French social psychologist Gustav. Le Pen's "The Ragged Crowd" is quite touching. Le Pen is known for his research on popular psychological characteristics, and "The Ragged Crowd" has been translated into nearly 20 languages, and it is still widely influential in academia.
Le Pen argues that modern life is gradually characterized by the convergence of groups, and in the book he points out that once an individual enters a group, his personality is obliterated, the thought of the group dominates, and the behavior of the group is manifested as dissenting, emotional, and low IQ. So, is the annihilation of individuality a pro or a con? Is the group's performance really as Le Pen said, is it a lot of prejudice or does he overemphasize the negative image of the group?
Le Pen's The Ragged Crowd is a century-old classic of social psychology that reveals the secrets of the strength of groups. Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, and Allport, an American social psychologist, both gave high praise to it, believing that it was a well-deserved masterpiece and the most influential work in the field of psychology. But the benevolent see the benevolent, the wise see the wise, each person feels different after reading, since it is in the group, how can we not understand the group psychology, the opinions and beliefs of the group, the classification and special fear of different groups?
I like this book very much, benefited a lot, recommended to everyone, good book to share, common progress.