{"product_id":"sigmund-freud-9781433131202","title":"Sigmund Freud","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSigmund Freud's theories and clinical practices focused primarily on individuals. As such, they are rarely considered when critiquing collective behavior or symbolic re-presentations. However, as the founder of depth psychology  a field of study that considers how unconscious components of the human experience influence psychological conditions  Freud understood the collective nature of thought and behavior. While his ideas are not typically a perspective applied to the study of media and popular culture, of audiences, or of content creation, once unpacked through a psychoanalytic lens, Freud's theories shine a bright light on human motivation and expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is the first presentation of his ideas within this context. It is primarily an introduction to Freud and his theories intended for a communication studies audience. In addition to summarizing Freud's major concepts, how\/when\/if they are taught in psychology programs, and the resultant \"Freud Wars,\" this b\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039591170391,"sku":"9781433131202","price":69.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781433131202.jpg?v=1750944195","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sigmund-freud-9781433131202","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}