¹Centre for Psychosocial Studies, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

Correspondence: Dr John Bird, Centre for Psychosocial Studies, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK. E-mail: john.bird@uwe.ac.uk

Abstract

This is a brief response from a psycho-socially inclined sociologist to R.D. Hinshelwood's psychoanalytic exploration of racism. In particular, the argument that is developed focuses on the problems of postulating two separate spheres – the psycho and the social – and tries to suggest that we find a way not to separate those spheres either analytically or experientially.