1. A Generation of Coldness: Pre-war German Values
... theory with passages explaining Alice Miller's corresponding view on the effect of these instilled values. Heinrich Himmler, a character in Susan Griffin's aforementioned story, was a result of pre-war German child-rearing. He became a callous and cruel individual during the latter part of his life, eventually ordering the deaths of millions of innocent men, women, and children. As an adult, Himmler ... or emotions- there was no room for compassion in a man's life. At the time, many psychologists were recommending that parents "establish dominance" and "suppress everything in the child"...
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