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Abuse of Children in Institutional Care in 20th-Century Ireland: An Analysis Using Fromm’s Psychology

  • The Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse found that members of Catholic congregations in Ireland abused children in institutions which they ran on behalf of the State for much of the 20th century. Drawing from Erich Fromm’s moral psychology, it is argued that members took out the suppression of their individual freedom in hostility towards the children and themselves through forms of submissive and authoritarian behaviour. This is seen as one probable explanation which affected some members. The reason members suppressed their freedom was to find psychological security through embracing a Catholic theology which emphasised self-abnegation. Poor economic and social conditions are also seen as factors which contributed to members not developing a healthy relation to their own freedom. The article concludes that those who work in caring professions need to have security in their own freedom.

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Author:Manus Charleton
Parent Title (English):Journal of Social Work Practice, Vol. 26 (2012), pp. 327–339.
Document Type:Articles
Language:English
Year of first Publication:2012
Release Date:2017/11/20
Format:PDF-file upon request / PDF-Datei auf Anfrage
IdNo:Charleton_M_2012
Erich Fromm's Library and Erich Fromm Archive:Articles / Artikel
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