Dossier · 1927–1929

Erich Fromm

Social psychology enters Marxist research

Chronology

1927–1929

192719281929
2 dated events
  1. Fromm begins psychoanalytic practice Reported · Source 1, p. 54; PDF pp. 123–124
  2. Fromm lectures on psychology and sociology Reported · Source 1, p. 55; PDF pp. 125–126

Ideas

Fromm linked psychology with the study of economic life. He asked how social conditions shaped people’s drives and behavior. This helped researchers examine why people might accept authority even when their stated politics opposed it. [1], pp. 54–60, 116–117