Superego processes in a collective society: the Israeli kibbutz.
An attempt has been made to examine some aspects of cultural conformity and superego development in the Israeli Kibbutz. The basic premise has been that in a collective society, such as the kibbutz, with its multiple child-caretakers, we find a superego based on internalized values rather than introjected specific figures--a collective superego. The result is a shame- as opposed to a guilt-oriented conscience, with resulting emphasis on the need for the presence of others as controlling forces.
D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D012925:Social Conformity; D013475:Superego