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John Dewey: “The inferiority complex is socially acquired, and the “instinct” of display and mastery is but its other face.”

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The inferiority complex is socially acquired, and the “instinct” of display and mastery is but its other face.
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John Dewey

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Dewey posits that the inferiority complex is learned socially, reflecting deeper social dynamics.

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