The third son of a Glasgow medical doctor, Suttie took his medical degree there before joining the staff of the Glasgow Royal Asylum, where he married his wife (and future co-author) Dr. Jane Robertson. He continued to work in Scotland until 1928, when he moved south to join the Tavistock Clinic.[2]
Suttie had served with the RAMC in Mesopotamia in 1918, where he became interested in the anthropology of the mother child bond – an interest confirmed by the influence of Sandor Ferenczi.[3] His writings reveal an ongoing debate with Freud – whose concept of the death drive he rejected as unscientific[4] – over the importance of companionship as against sex in the mother-child relationship: a theme (tinged with Christian thinking) which was to influence the thinking of W. R. D. Fairbairn, and anticipate the work of D. W. Winnicott and John Bowlby.[5] He developed the theme in a series of papers (with his wife) published between 1922 and 1931, which he would subsequently draw upon for his (posthumous) book of 1935.[6]
Criticismedit
Continental critics see Suttie's work as reflecting a very British complacency about sexuality, and a downplaying of its problematics.[7]
Workedit
Suttie, I. D. (1988). The Origins of Love and Hate. London: Free Association Books.
dishart, suttie, 1889, 1935, scottish, psychiatrist, perhaps, best, known, writings, taboo, families, expressing, tenderness, influential, book, origins, love, hate, posthumously, published, 1935, contents, life, career, criticism, work, also, references, exte. Ian Dishart Suttie 1889 1935 was a Scottish psychiatrist perhaps best known for his writings on the taboo in families on expressing tenderness 1 His influential book The Origins of Love and Hate was posthumously published in 1935 Contents 1 Life and career 2 Criticism 3 Work 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksLife and career editThe third son of a Glasgow medical doctor Suttie took his medical degree there before joining the staff of the Glasgow Royal Asylum where he married his wife and future co author Dr Jane Robertson He continued to work in Scotland until 1928 when he moved south to join the Tavistock Clinic 2 Suttie had served with the RAMC in Mesopotamia in 1918 where he became interested in the anthropology of the mother child bond an interest confirmed by the influence of Sandor Ferenczi 3 His writings reveal an ongoing debate with Freud whose concept of the death drive he rejected as unscientific 4 over the importance of companionship as against sex in the mother child relationship a theme tinged with Christian thinking which was to influence the thinking of W R D Fairbairn and anticipate the work of D W Winnicott and John Bowlby 5 He developed the theme in a series of papers with his wife published between 1922 and 1931 which he would subsequently draw upon for his posthumous book of 1935 6 Criticism editContinental critics see Suttie s work as reflecting a very British complacency about sexuality and a downplaying of its problematics 7 Work editSuttie I D 1988 The Origins of Love and Hate London Free Association Books Bibliography in pages xli xlii See also editAttachment theory A S Neill J A Hadfield John Macmurray Maternal deprivation MatriarchyReferences edit David Cooper The Death of the Family 1974 p 18 M Hoffman Toward Mutual Recognition Routledge 2014 David Mann Love and Hate 2013 p 13 4 R Weatherall ed The Death Drive 1999 p 128 G S Clarke et al eds Fairbairn and the Object Relations Tradition 2014 p 72 P Cook Mothering Denied 2008 p 26 Celia Harding Sexuality 2001 p 65 6External links editIan Suttie s matriarchy Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ian Dishart Suttie amp oldid 1120587873, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
