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Memories of Gustav Ichheiser

Life and Work of an Exiled Social Scientist

  • Presents an overview of the life and work of Gustav Ichheiser
  • Discusses the field of psychology and the academic atmosphere during the early 1920s to late 1930s in Vienna
  • Offers a in-depth summary on the history of the displacement of Jewish Scientists during the rise of National Socialism

Part of the book series: Theory and History in the Human and Social Sciences (THHSS)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
  2. Introduction: Finding a Biography

    • Amrei C. Joerchel, Gerhard Benetka
    Pages 1-5
  3. Historical Perspectives

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7
  4. Moving Between Disciplines

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-53
  5. Selected Topics: Ichheiser’s Primary Fields of Interest

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 135-135
  6. Conclusion: Perspectives on Ichheiser’s Hospitalization

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 185-185
  7. Back Matter

    Pages 207-243

About this book

This book presents an overview of the life and work of Gustav Ichheiser, a social scientist in Vienna during the early 20th century. Gustav Ichheiser, along with many other Austrian Jews of his time, was forced into exile after the rise of National Socialism in Europe. Ichheiser's work is considered an important front runner to the attribution theories. He was one of the first to study the phenomena of social misunderstandings in detail and in relation to concrete problem areas, such as success.

The aim of this book is to discuss, on an international level, the importance of Ichheiser's theoretical approaches in his time and their relevance in today's context of social and cultural psychology. In addition, the tragic course of Ichheiser’s biography, an example for many displaced scientists, highlights the importance of bringing a scientist’s work back into the focus of today’s current social scientific setting.

Memories of Gustav Ichheiser will be of interestto researchers as well as undergraduate and graduate students in the fields of psychology, social psychology, sociology, and psychiatry.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Psychology, Sigmund Freud Private University, Vienna, Austria

    Amrei C. Joerchel, Gerhard Benetka

About the editors

Amrei C. Joerchel, Ph.D., was a lecture and a research assistant at the Sigmund Freud University, Vienna until 2017 and is now a program supervisor at the Center for Social Dynamics in the Bay Area, CA, USA, where she was appointed to develop a research division. She is the author of several peer review articles and the co-editor of Biographical Ruptures and their Repairs: Cultural Transitions in Development, published 2014.


Gerhard Benetka is a  Professor of Pscyhology and Dean of the Faculty of Psychology at the Sigmund Freud Private University in Vienna. 

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eBook USD 84.99
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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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