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Misplaced loyalty

January 01, 1970

Misplaced loyalty (or mistaken loyalty, misguided loyalty or misplaced trust) is loyalty placed in other persons or organisations where that loyalty is not acknowledged, is not respected, is betrayed, or is taken advantage of. It can also mean loyalty to a malignant or misguided cause.

Social psychology provides a partial explanation for the phenomenon in the way that the norm of social reciprocity motivates people to honor their agreements, and shows that people usually maintain an agreed deal even when it changes for the worse.[1] Humanists[who?] point out that "[M]an inherits the capacity for loyalty, but not the use to which he shall put it [...] may unselfishly devote himself to what is petty or vile, as he may to what is generous and noble".[2]

In the family edit

Part of the conventional therapeutic wisdom is 'that those of us who were unlucky enough to be raised by bad parents also get to be burdened as adults by their demands...we maintain a sense of misguided loyalty'.[3] Under the rubric - 'Misplaced Loyalty: The Codependency Factor'[4] - the self-help movement would strongly challenge such loyalty: 'in either individual therapy or self-help groups, the goal is to seek out and replace our misguided loyalty and attachment to our failed parents with attachment to healthier peers'.[5]

Psychoanalysis would highlight the accompanying paradox that 'the child, it should be remembered, always defends the bad parent more ferociously than the good'.[6] The paradox may help account for what have been called 'trauma bonds...the misplaced loyalties found in exploitive cults, incest families, or hostage and kidnapping situations, or codependents who live with alcoholics, compulsive gamblers or sex addicts'.[7]

Institutional edit

'Institutions develop powerful instruments of defence for their protection and perpetuation...develop misguided loyalty to committee and boards. To criticize forcibly rather than to cover up is to rock the boat'.[8][9] Similarly, there are 'examples where misguided loyalty on the part of a business owner or manager has led to a decline in a business's performance'.[10]

Sometimes, however, institutions are torn by conflicting codes of loyalty. Thus in the police, in-force loyalty, which 'has sometimes caused officers to lie and cheat on behalf of others...is now regarded as misplaced loyalty': in partial palliation, 'it must be understood that this "looking after one's mates" is a critical element of loyalty for those who face combat'.[11]

In analytic controversy edit

The charge of misplaced loyalty is often used as a weapon in analytic disputes. Lacan for example criticised Ernest Kris for the way 'he accredits this interpretation to "ego psychology" à la Hartmann, whom he believed he was under some obligation to support'.[12]

Similarly, Neville Symington's 'criticism of Melanie Klein is that...she maintained the concept of the death instinct in order to remain loyal to Freud's instinct theory, but it only muddles her otherwise clear formulations'.[13]

Historical edit

  • 'The Spartans' behaviour at Thermopylae' might be seen as misplaced loyalty, or at least as 'an overriding commitment and loyalty to the good and the absolutely overriding dictates of the state'[14] — as an instance when 'unreasoning obedience to a noble but narrow ideal received its logical reward'.[15]
  • It has been suggested that part of the military problems of the Confederacy came from the way the President, Jefferson Davis, 'had a propensity for meddling with commands and a strong but misplaced confidence in lesser men like...Braxton Bragg and Beauregard'.[16]

Literary edit

  • "When my love swears that she is made of truth I do believe her, though I know she lies" Shakespeare's Sonnet 138.[17]
  • C. S. Lewis in his wartime novel That Hideous Strength had the following exchange: '"There's such a thing as loyalty", said Jane. McPhee...suddenly looked up with a hundred covenanters in his eyes. "There is, Ma'am", he said. "As you get older you will learn that it is a virtue too important to be lavished on individual personalities"'.[18]
  • On his last day in the C.I.D., John Rebus reflects guiltily that from his first day in the C.I.D. he had learnt that '"there's only two teams - us and them ... You covered for mates who'd had too many whiskies with lunch...or gone a bit too far on an arrest...prisoners falling downstairs or stumbling into walls...you covered for everybody on your team'.[19]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ E. R. Smith/D. M. Mackie, Social Psychology (2007) p. 390
  2. ^ Arthur James Balfour, Theism and Humanism (2000) p. 65
  3. ^ Marcia Sirota, "Misguided Loyalty Toward Hurtful Parents"
  4. ^ J. Middleton-Moz/L. Dwinnell, After the Tears (2010) p. 169
  5. ^ David P Celaric, Leaving Home (2005) p. 137
  6. ^ Adam Phillips, On Flirtation (London 1994) p. 111
  7. ^ Patrick Carnes, The Betrayal Bond (1997) p. 29
  8. ^ Gittins, Diana (1998), "The corridor of power - the 1960s: Russell Barton", in Gittins, Diana (ed.), Madness in its place: narratives of Severalls Hospital, 1913-1997, London New York: Routledge, pp. 83–84, ISBN 9780415183888
  9. ^ Wilmshurst, Peter (2007). (PDF). The Medico-Legal Journal. 75 (Pt 1): 3–12. doi:10.1258/rsmmlj.75.1.3. PMID 17506338. S2CID 26915448. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-21.
  10. ^ Michael H. Shenkman, The Strategic Heart (1996) p. xiii
  11. ^ Roger F. Peters, Police under Pressure (2007) p. 17
  12. ^ Jacques Lacan, Ecrits: A Selection (London 1997) p. 238
  13. ^ Neville Symington, Narcissism: A New Theory (London 2003) p. 102
  14. ^ Paul Cartledge, Thermopylae (2007) p. 130
  15. ^ E. B. Castle, Ancient Education and Today (1969) p. 29
  16. ^ R. B. Nye/J. E. Morpurgo, A History of the United States Vol 2 (Penguin 1955) p. 478
  17. ^ W. G. Ingram/T Redpath eds, Shakespeare's Sonnets (London 1978) p. 319
  18. ^ C. S. Lewis, That Hideous Strength (London 2005 [1945]) p. 262
  19. ^ Ian Rankin, Exit Music (London 2007) p. 378

Further reading edit

  • Ashe J Misplaced Loyalty (1997)
  • Fancher MP Misplaced Loyalty: Why US-born Africans Don't Believe They are Africans Anymore (1999)
  • Frost G Loyalty misplaced Misdirected virtue and social disintegration (1997)
  • Frost G Dangerous Attachments: The social costs of misplaced loyalty
  • Hamlet - Misplaced Loyalty Discussion on the misplaced loyalty of Hamlet regarding Guildenstern/Rosencrantz, the Monarchy and Claudius.
  • Long ML Misplaced Loyalty (2009)
  • Winslow D Misplaced loyalties: The role of military culture in the breakdown of discipline in two peace operations

External links edit

  • 'Misplaced' loyalty to banks is bad for economy

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This article is written like a personal reflection personal essay or argumentative essay that states a Wikipedia editor s personal feelings or presents an original argument about a topic Please help improve it by rewriting it in an encyclopedic style December 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message Misplaced loyalty or mistaken loyalty misguided loyalty or misplaced trust is loyalty placed in other persons or organisations where that loyalty is not acknowledged is not respected is betrayed or is taken advantage of It can also mean loyalty to a malignant or misguided cause Social psychology provides a partial explanation for the phenomenon in the way that the norm of social reciprocity motivates people to honor their agreements and shows that people usually maintain an agreed deal even when it changes for the worse 1 Humanists who point out that M an inherits the capacity for loyalty but not the use to which he shall put it may unselfishly devote himself to what is petty or vile as he may to what is generous and noble 2 Contents 1 In the family 2 Institutional 3 In analytic controversy 4 Historical 5 Literary 6 See also 7 References 8 Further reading 9 External linksIn the family editPart of the conventional therapeutic wisdom is that those of us who were unlucky enough to be raised by bad parents also get to be burdened as adults by their demands we maintain a sense of misguided loyalty 3 Under the rubric Misplaced Loyalty The Codependency Factor 4 the self help movement would strongly challenge such loyalty in either individual therapy or self help groups the goal is to seek out and replace our misguided loyalty and attachment to our failed parents with attachment to healthier peers 5 Psychoanalysis would highlight the accompanying paradox that the child it should be remembered always defends the bad parent more ferociously than the good 6 The paradox may help account for what have been called trauma bonds the misplaced loyalties found in exploitive cults incest families or hostage and kidnapping situations or codependents who live with alcoholics compulsive gamblers or sex addicts 7 Institutional edit Institutions develop powerful instruments of defence for their protection and perpetuation develop misguided loyalty to committee and boards To criticize forcibly rather than to cover up is to rock the boat 8 9 Similarly there are examples where misguided loyalty on the part of a business owner or manager has led to a decline in a business s performance 10 Sometimes however institutions are torn by conflicting codes of loyalty Thus in the police in force loyalty which has sometimes caused officers to lie and cheat on behalf of others is now regarded as misplaced loyalty in partial palliation it must be understood that this looking after one s mates is a critical element of loyalty for those who face combat 11 In analytic controversy editThe charge of misplaced loyalty is often used as a weapon in analytic disputes Lacan for example criticised Ernest Kris for the way he accredits this interpretation to ego psychology a la Hartmann whom he believed he was under some obligation to support 12 Similarly Neville Symington s criticism of Melanie Klein is that she maintained the concept of the death instinct in order to remain loyal to Freud s instinct theory but it only muddles her otherwise clear formulations 13 Historical edit The Spartans behaviour at Thermopylae might be seen as misplaced loyalty or at least as an overriding commitment and loyalty to the good and the absolutely overriding dictates of the state 14 as an instance when unreasoning obedience to a noble but narrow ideal received its logical reward 15 It has been suggested that part of the military problems of the Confederacy came from the way the President Jefferson Davis had a propensity for meddling with commands and a strong but misplaced confidence in lesser men like Braxton Bragg and Beauregard 16 Literary edit When my love swears that she is made of truth I do believe her though I know she lies Shakespeare s Sonnet 138 17 C S Lewis in his wartime novel That Hideous Strength had the following exchange There s such a thing as loyalty said Jane McPhee suddenly looked up with a hundred covenanters in his eyes There is Ma am he said As you get older you will learn that it is a virtue too important to be lavished on individual personalities 18 On his last day in the C I D John Rebus reflects guiltily that from his first day in the C I D he had learnt that there s only two teams us and them You covered for mates who d had too many whiskies with lunch or gone a bit too far on an arrest prisoners falling downstairs or stumbling into walls you covered for everybody on your team 19 See also editAuthority bias Code of silence Intentional withholding of information Omerta Southern Italian code of honor and silence Perceived organizational support Perceived psychological contract violation Belief that one s employer has broken promises Trust Assumption of and reliance on the honesty of another partyPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Whistleblower Exposing of scandalous activityPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Stockholm syndrome Proposed psychological conditionReferences edit E R Smith D M Mackie Social Psychology 2007 p 390 Arthur James Balfour Theism and Humanism 2000 p 65 Marcia Sirota Misguided Loyalty Toward Hurtful Parents J Middleton Moz L Dwinnell After the Tears 2010 p 169 David P Celaric Leaving Home 2005 p 137 Adam Phillips On Flirtation London 1994 p 111 Patrick Carnes The Betrayal Bond 1997 p 29 Gittins Diana 1998 The corridor of power the 1960s Russell Barton in Gittins Diana ed Madness in its place narratives of Severalls Hospital 1913 1997 London New York Routledge pp 83 84 ISBN 9780415183888 Wilmshurst Peter 2007 Dishonesty in Medical Research PDF The Medico Legal Journal 75 Pt 1 3 12 doi 10 1258 rsmmlj 75 1 3 PMID 17506338 S2CID 26915448 Archived from the original PDF on 2013 05 21 Michael H Shenkman The Strategic Heart 1996 p xiii Roger F Peters Police under Pressure 2007 p 17 Jacques Lacan Ecrits A Selection London 1997 p 238 Neville Symington Narcissism A New Theory London 2003 p 102 Paul Cartledge Thermopylae 2007 p 130 E B Castle Ancient Education and Today 1969 p 29 R B Nye J E Morpurgo A History of the United States Vol 2 Penguin 1955 p 478 W G Ingram T Redpath eds Shakespeare s Sonnets London 1978 p 319 C S Lewis That Hideous Strength London 2005 1945 p 262 Ian Rankin Exit Music London 2007 p 378Further reading editAshe J Misplaced Loyalty 1997 Fancher MP Misplaced Loyalty Why US born Africans Don t Believe They are Africans Anymore 1999 Frost G Loyalty misplaced Misdirected virtue and social disintegration 1997 Frost G Dangerous Attachments The social costs of misplaced loyalty Hamlet Misplaced Loyalty Discussion on the misplaced loyalty of Hamlet regarding Guildenstern Rosencrantz the Monarchy and Claudius Long ML Misplaced Loyalty 2009 Winslow D Misplaced loyalties The role of military culture in the breakdown of discipline in two peace operationsExternal links edit Misplaced loyalty to banks is bad for economy Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Misplaced loyalty amp oldid 1046816259, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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