From Tribal Division to Welcoming Inclusion: Psychoanalytic Perspectives by Maxine K. Anderson, Routledge, Abingdon and New York, 2019, 97 pp.

Once upon a time, psychoanalysts not only presumed that they had their finger on the pulse of humanity's deepest thoughts and subliminal impulses but that they, indeed, had little to learn from sociologists, anthropologists and other psychological thinkers who had yet not metabolized the Master's theories. I write these thoughts about Anderson's pamphlet-sized book as the COVID-19 pandemic is gripping much of the USA and about 240,000 deaths have been confirmed with still two months to go before the end of 2020. Secondly, Tribalism - and I'm confident Dr. Anderson would agree - comes in two forms, just as our development rests in no small part on a smooth interweave of loving identification with what is one's own and a recognition of difference in Others. [Extracted from the article]