It only remains for me to express my sincere thanks to those who have assisted me in one way or another; particularly to Dr. Ernest Jones who was the first to interest me in the work of Freud and his followers, and without whose personal help in more than one direction, the present pages could not have been written. I am also deeply indebted to Mr. Cyril Burt for many valuable criticisms and suggestions, to Mr. Edward de Maries for several interesting comments on the subject matter of the last few chapters, to Mr. Eric Hiller for assistance in seeing the work through the press, and to my wife for help in a variety of ways throughout the work.
[Footnote 1: I have recently attempted elsewhere a preliminary treatment of this question. See "On the Biological Basis of Sexual Repression and its Sociological Significance", _British Journal of Psychology_ (_Medical Section_), 1921, Vol. I, Part 3.]
II. THE PRIMITIVE EMOTIONS IN RELATION TO THE FAMILY 6
III. THE ORIGIN OF CONFLICT IN RELATION TO THE FAMILY 21
IV. THE FAMILY AND THE LIFE TASK OF THE INDIVIDUAL--FREUD AND JUNG 31
V. THE FAMILY AND THE GROWTH OF INDIVIDUAL PERSONALITY 40
VI. ABNORMALITIES AND VARIETIES OF DEVELOPMENT--LOVE AND HATE 48
VII. ABNORMALITIES AND VARIETIES OF DEVELOPMENT--DEPENDENCE ASPECTS 61
VIII. IDEAS OF BIRTH AND PRE-NATAL LIFE 66
IX. THE PSYCHOLOGY OF INITIATION AND INITIATION RITES 79
X. THE DEVELOPMENT OF PARENT SUBSTITUTES 88
XI. FAMILY INFLUENCES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LOVE LIFE 102
XII. FAMILY INFLUENCES IN SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT 117
XIV. THE ATTITUDE OF PARENTS TO CHILDREN 156
XV. ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE FAMILY TENDENCIES--HATE ASPECTS 175
XVI. ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE FAMILY TENDENCIES--LOVE ASPECTS 184
XVII. ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE FAMILY TENDENCIES--THE REPRESSION OF LOVE 200
XVIII. ETHICAL AND PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS--LOVE AND HATE ASPECTS 217
XIX. ETHICAL AND PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS--DEPENDENCE ASPECTS 230
[Sidenote: The needs of social reconstruction]
There is now some very general measure of agreement that if humanity is to escape the fate of having passed through the ordeal of world-wide war in vain, the recent era of destruction must be followed by a period of reconstruction and reorganisation, in which many of our systems, institutions, customs and beliefs must be tested, and where necessary refashioned, in the light of our changed ideals and points of view and of the widened experience of human needs and possibilities which our existence through these years of conflict has brought us.