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Daniel Tutt - Psychoanalysis and the Politics of the Family

Machinic Unconscious Happy Hour

CHAPTER

The Rise of the Social Super Ego

This chapter explores the concept of the social super ego and its distinction from the familial super ego. It discusses the weakening of the familial super ego and the rise of a more socialized form, linking it to the disintegration of the nuclear family and the stabilization of subjectivity. The chapter also delves into the implications of the decline of paternal function within the family and the broader political and societal implications.

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