Addiction in Society

Addiction—the thematic malady for our society—entails every type of psychological and societal problem.

by Stanton Peele, Ph.D., J.D.

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By Stanton Peele on October 16, 2009 in Addiction in Society

Professor of media psychology Stuart Fischoff published an attack on Rush Limbaugh as a racist without evidence, then crows about doing so and bringing Limbaugh to his knees. He is proud of himself - why? Read More

People respond to a threat

Submitted by T.W. on October 16, 2009 - 8:56am.

I think the main force behind vilifying others is that many of us are discomforted, even afraid of, others that don't support our view. Perhaps it threatens the beliefs we have invested in ourselves for so many years.

I mean, what might happen to us if we are proved wrong? There's room in the world for various beliefs, and ways of looking at things. The folks who are most reactive about that may be the type to be concerned about.

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Your funny

Submitted by David Petropoulos on October 18, 2009 - 6:49pm.

You mean like how you say things about Peter D. kramer that aren't true.

Sincerely,David

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Peter and I are great friends!

Submitted by Stanton Peele on October 18, 2009 - 7:22pm.

We often go out drinking together.

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Stanton Peele, Ph.D., J.D., has been researching and treating addiction since he wrote Love and Addiction (1975). He also wrote 7 Tools to Beat Addiction.

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