Constance Perin
| Constance Perin | |
|---|---|
| Organization details | |
| Type | Cultural anthropologist |
| Orientation | Cultural anthropology with psychoanalytic influences |
| Institutional context | |
| Affiliation | Independent |
| Operations | |
| Headquarters | United States |
| Geographic scope | National |
Constance Perin (March 6, 1930 – March 18, 2012) was an American cultural anthropologist. Born in Pontiac, Michigan, she is noted for her ethnographic studies exploring the unspoken conventions and silent assumptions shaping everyday social life, particularly in suburban contexts.[1][2]
Her work intersected with psychoanalysis through examinations of latent cultural norms and their psychological underpinnings, giving voice to the implicit rules governing human behavior.[2]
Biography
Constance Perin was born on March 6, 1930, in Pontiac, Michigan, and died on March 18, 2012, in Westwood, Massachusetts.[1]
Work
Perin's anthropological research focused on the "unspoken conventions and silent" dimensions of social organization. She addressed how individuals navigate implicit cultural expectations, with relevance to psychoanalytic understandings of the unconscious in social structures.[2]
Her contributions appear alongside discussions of figures like John Mack, a psychoanalyst, peace activist, and Pulitzer Prize winner, indicating contexts where anthropology and psychoanalysis converged.[2]
Significance
Perin's ethnographic approach contributed to interdisciplinary dialogues between cultural anthropology and psychoanalysis, illuminating the psychological aspects of everyday conventions.[2]