Talk:Guilt society

Examples of Guilt societies?
Hello, What are some examples of Guilt societies? How can we expand upon this comment (from the "Shame society" page): "Contemporary Western society uses shame as one modality of control, but its primary dependence rests on guilt, and, when that does not work, on the criminal justice system." 137.254.4.6 (talk) 13:37, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

Haaalp!!
This one needs a lot of work. One source for a really big topic. No notice of the contrast to shame culture. I'm willing to work on it, but I'm not an anthropologist, and expertise is needed here. DavidOaks (talk) 03:38, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

The reference to "an unending stream of patients" seems to me to take a somewhat leering tone, as though implying opportunism on the part of the psychologists and psychiatrists. I'm not sure the note is necessary even if it took a more academic tone, though, unless it's verifiable that guilt over sex (and not just sex itself) is a common reason people seek out mental health professionals. --96.255.155.4 (talk) 03:52, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

This seems rather biased and inappropriate: "There is a clear opportunity in such cases for authority figures to derive power, monetary and/or other advantages, etc. by manipulating the conditions of guilt and the forgiveness of guilt." Considering the brevity of the article, this is just a monstrously heavy statement.75.121.190.12 (talk) 23:27, 11 June 2010 (UTC)

Yes, this is entirely too short. Is there conscious efforts to change a society based on guilt? 66.31.31.5 (talk) 22:24, 26 August 2010 (UTC) Dols

Guilt society and laws
It seems that guilt societies take legal matters very seriously. Maybe I'm off of my league. I personally think the only way to expand this article is to write about the relation between law and guilt society. Komitsuki (talk) 14:45, 6 November 2011 (UTC)

Dodds vs. Benedict
How could "the distinction [be] first coined by E. R. Dodds in The Greeks and the Irrational (1951)" if it was "popularized by Ruth Benedict in The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" (1946)?  &middot; rodii &middot;  18:24, 29 January 2016 (UTC)

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 * This statement seems inconsistent with the last sentence of the first paragraph: "The distinction was first coined by E. R. Dodds in The Greeks and the Irrational (1951).[4]" Benedict's work (1946)antedates Dodds'.
 * Source: Wikipedia, Guilt Culture

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