The Manipulators

Personality and Politics in Multiple Perspectives

Allan W. Lerner (University of Illinois, Chicago)

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Routledge
20 February 2025

Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology); Social, group or collective psychology; The self, ego, identity, personality

Series: Psychology Revivals

Originally published in 1990, this volume had two purposes. One was to shed some light on the impact that manipulativeness has on modern institutional processes. The other was to illustrate the importance of attempting militantly interdisciplinary work on themes that run through a variety of social sciences and related disciplines, as a way of breaking down excessively stifling disciplinary barriers.

Manipulativeness is a connotation-laden notion with shifting meanings across the variety of action contexts, levels of analysis, and disciplinary orientations. It absorbs the idea of strategic-mindedness, rule exploitation, situational advantage seeking, tampering with structure and context, and control of the action climate. In a way, it is a very contemporary interpretation of the theme of power, melding images of control with the experience of pervasive social ambiguity.

By: Allan W. Lerner (University of Illinois Chicago)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 310g
ISBN: 9780367188122
ISBN 10: 0367188120
Series: Psychology Revivals
Pages: 168
Publication Date: 20 February 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface. 1. The Problem and Its Many Avenues: Horizontal Differences Among Disciplinary Approaches 2. Levels of Analysis and Strategies for Understanding: Vertical Divisions in Problem Approach 3. The Manipulators: Perspectives from Social Psychology and Psychoanalysis 4. The Manipulator in Profile: A Psychological Test Description 5. The Manipulative Profile and Group Context 6. The Manipulative Personality and the Organizational System 7. The Manipulative Society. References. Author Index. Subject Index.