Narcissism, Culture, and Society: Collective Narcissism https://bnarcissisticabuserecovery.runboard.com/t3357 Runboard| Narcissism, Culture, and Society: Collective Narcissism en-us Fri, 29 Mar 2024 14:30:29 +0000 Fri, 29 Mar 2024 14:30:29 +0000 https://www.runboard.com/ rssfeeds_managingeditor@runboard.com (Runboard.com RSS feeds managing editor) rssfeeds_webmaster@runboard.com (Runboard.com RSS feeds webmaster) akBBS 60 Narcissism, Culture, and Society: Collective Narcissismhttps://bnarcissisticabuserecovery.runboard.com/p33596,from=rss#post33596https://bnarcissisticabuserecovery.runboard.com/p33596,from=rss#post33596In their book "Personality Disorders in Modern Life", Theodore Millon and Roger Davis state, as a matter of fact, that pathological narcissism was the preserve of "the royal and the wealthy" and that it "seems to have gained prominence only in the late twentieth century". Narcissism, according to them, may be associated with "higher levels of Maslow's hierarchy of needs ... Individuals in less advantaged nations .. are too busy trying (to survive) ... to be arrogant and grandiose". They - like Lasch before them - attribute pathological narcissism to "a society that stresses individualism and self-gratification at the expense of community, namely the United States." They assert that the disorder is more prevalent among certain professions with "star power" or respect. "In an individualistic culture, the narcissist is 'God's gift to the world'. In a collectivist society, the narcissist is 'God's gift to the collective'". Continue to read this article here (click on this link): http://samvak.tripod.com/14.html nondisclosed_email@example.com (samvaknin)Wed, 18 Feb 2009 10:54:54 +0000