Characterization of the Opus Dei Family Model

  • This article examines the psychological profile of those who voluntarily, as adults, decide to participate in & accept the demands of an organization such as Opus Dei. The author begins by looking at the work of Erich Fromm & his description of the social receptive character. The Secon part of the article studies the construction of the (ideal) family model within Opus Dei, with refer-ence to the process of socialization of Secon-generation members. With this in mind, the author has chosen the collection of texts >Hacer Familia< (Building a Family); the material presented allows the construction of a useful family model, which could be used as an interpretive tool. The categories created & applied by the author are: (a) the question of matrimonial vocation; (b) the functioning of roles within the family structure; & (c) the role of the family as principal so-cializing agent.

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Author:E. Fernandez Mostaza
Parent Title (English):Social Compass, Vol. 48 (No. 1, March 2001), pp. 139-155.
Document Type:Articles
Language:English
Year of first Publication:2001
Release Date:2012/12/13
Format:no copy existent / keine Kopie vorhanden
IdNo:Fernandez_Mostaza_E_2001
Writings about Erich Fromm (Secondary Literature):Articles / Artikel
Erich Fromm's Library and Erich Fromm Archive:Articles / Artikel
Licence (German):
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