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Games People Play (Eric Berne)
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Games People Play (Eric Berne)
Discusses destructive aspects of game playing; social interactions. Applies theory of transactional analysis (TA) to games.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages) |
1 source |
2001
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" Eric Berne published Games People Play: The Psychology of Human Relationships in 1964. The book was an immediate market success, largely because it spoke to something many people recognized -- that much of human social interaction and intercourse resembled nothing so much as a formalized, ritualized "game" or sequence of games in which jockeying for position and power was ongoing. Berne (17) describes "social programming" as a fundamental basis for this perception, noting that social programming results in traditional ritualistic or semi-ritualistic interchanges. A progression can be observed from social to individual programming in which sequences, called games, are established as normative frameworks for social intercourse. Berne's work, while not fully unique, was able to impress on the.."More papers on Games People Play (Eric Berne):
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