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Eric Berne and Cultural Script

Pages 187-195
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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This article identifies possible manifestations of cultural script in Western society today and the relevance they may have for the professional practice of transactional analysis. After a brief review of Eric Berne's views on script and culture, the author cites sociologist David Riesman's theory and shows how it can be used to understand social phenomena from a transactional analytic point of view. Examples of the effects that cultural influence may have on psychotherapy are discussed along with their theoretical meanings. The article concludes by presenting questions to help individuals identify possible influences of cultural script in their own lives.

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Marco Mazzetti

Marco Mazzetti, M.D., is a psychiatrist, a Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst (psychotherapy), and a member of EATA and the ITAA. He is professor of sociology of cultural and communicative processes at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Brescia, Italy. Marco can be reached at the Centro di Psicologia e Analisi Transazionale, Via Archimede 127, Milan, Italy, and by e-mail at . The author thanks Charlotte Sills for her generous, clever, and brilliant editing, which improved the quality of this article immensely.
 

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