THE FREUDIAN ETHIC Other books by RICHARD LaPIERE Technical socL\L PSYCHOLOGY (with Pdul R. Famsworth) COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOR SOCIOLOGY A THEORY OF SOCIAL CONTROL SON OF HAN WHEN THE LIVING STRIVE THE FREUDIAN ETHIC By Richard LaPiere duell, sloan and pearce new york © Copyright 1959 by Richabd LaPiere All rights resened. No part of this book in excess of five hundred words maybereproduced in anyform withoutpermission in writing from thepublisher. Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number: 59-12245 Firstedition MANUFACTUREDINTHEUNITEDSTATES OFAMERICA VAN REES PRESS • NEW YORK To Helen who also advocates individual enterprise