The Uncovering of Reality (1979) (Jackins), 6:137–6:151
Understand the Functions of Leadership (Jackins), 6:315–6:322
Understanding and Combatting the Operation of Internalized Oppression When Directed Against Leaders (Jackins), 7:243–7:246
Understanding and Using Organizational Forms (Jackins), 10:355–10:364
Understanding the “Blue Pages” and the “No Socializing” Principle (Jackins), 8:201–8:205
understatements
benefits of, 15:184–15:186, 15:213
as breakthrough, 16:5–16:7, 16:167
to establish relationships, 16:34
examples of, 16:29
friend of a friend of mine, describing, 16:26–16:28
it sometimes happens that someone like somebody, 16:5–16:7, 16:19–16:20, 16:24–16:26, 16:167
long understatements, 16:26–16:28
procedures for, 16:29–16:30
to put attention away from distress, 16:23–16:28
to put attention on positive aspects of reality, 16:219, 16:220
short understatements, 16:5–16:7, 16:19–16:20, 16:24–16:26, 16:34
unemployed people
within class society, 8:414–8:415
survival of unemployment by, 8:503–8:507
working class, impacts on, 10:113–10:114
unintelligence, 3:89. See also irrationality/unintelligent behavior
unions. See trade unions
United Kingdom, nationalism and, 13:43–13:48
United States
assimilation and, 13:41–13:42
commitments for people in, 8:240–8:241, 10:210, 11:407–11:408, 15:App7
imperialism and, 13:53
point of view of different from world, 6:613–6:614
unity
of all oppressed people, 5:366–5:367, 7:154–7:155, 14:125–14:126, 15:158
of Arab peoples, 7:286–7:287
of Asians, 6:568
attacks rendered ineffective by, 14:247
balancing with openness for the struggle of ideas, 12:46–12:47
of Black people with working class, 5:320–5:321
commitment to unity of human aspirations, 10:202, 11:108, 11:400, 13:121–13:122, 15:64, 15:App3
discouraged to maintain oppression, 1:49
as goal, 8:42, 11:338–11:344
internationalism and, 12:17–12:21
of Irish people, 6:573–6:575
Jewish-Arab unity and, 6:549–6:554, 7:284–7:285, 16:151–16:154
leadership needs for, 7:155–7:156
liberation needing, 4:107–4:108, 5:317, 5:319, 5:320–5:321, 15:168–15:169
literature increasing, 14:248
“mental health” system, people impacted by, 7:397, 10:151–10:153
methods to prevent, 1:49, 14:75–14:76, 14:125
of Native People, 6:556–6:557, 13:51
openness for struggle of ideas versus, 6:650
of oppressed people, 5:366–5:367, 7:154–7:155, 14:125–14:126, 15:158
preliminary separations helping to create, 1:48, 6:492–6:494, 6:511–6:516, 6:666–6:667, 7:154–7:155, 8:61, 8:63–8:64, 8:148, 16:71, 16:111–16:112
within RC, 14:9, 14:247–14:248
within RC groups, 13:140–13:143
trade unions and, 11:320–11:321
wide world changing and, 6:621, 12:16–12:17
universe. See also reality
overview of, 15:7
assumptions about, 15:193
beauty and order in, 5:2–5:3
as consistent, 6:26–6:28, 13:269–13:270
creation of, 14:147
defined, 15:193
each human as in full charge of, 3:51–3:54, 4:17, 4:89, 8:207–8:210, 9:3, 15:7
entropy or sag in. See downward trend of universe
existence of objective universe, 1:41, 4:17, 5:77, 6:24–6:26, 7:47–7:48
as figment of imagination, 6:46
goodness of, 14:70–14:71
as harmonious, 4:17
human role in, 3:51–3:54, 4:17, 4:89, 8:32, 8:207–8:210, 9:3
as knowable and handleable, 4:7, 15:79
mental model of, 3:52–3:53
nature of, 15:7
only one existing, 7:20–7:21, 7:121, 10:219
preparing humans for it, 6:12–6:13, 6:139
as real, 1:41, 4:17, 5:77, 6:24–6:26, 7:47–7:48, 10:219, 13:7
taking charge of, 3:51–3:54, 3:57–3:58, 4:85, 5:110, 6:5
upward trend in. See upward trend in universe
viewpoints of, freedom to choose, 5:71, 5:77, 5:84, 15:193
university and college faculty, commitment for, 8:240
Updating Jewish Liberation (Jackins), 14:193–14:199
upper class. See owning class/upper class
upward trend in universe. See also downward trend of universe
overview of, 5:3–5:12, 8:29–8:30
choice and, 5:5–5:6
commitment to, 13:197
defined, 13:196, 14:70, 15:193, 16:64
development of life and, 16:7
distress patterns as intrusions on, 15:194
downward trend, interaction with, 14:71, 15:7, 15:193–15:194
evolution and, 7:121–7:122, 14:118–14:119, 14:147–14:148, 15:9, 16:159–16:161
existence of, 1:45, 7:58, 14:7, 14:169–14:170, 15:193
good and evil and, 5:5
human beings’ place in, 5:3–5:4, 8:31, 8:56, 13:167–13:169
intelligence and, 6:137–6:138, 8:30, 10:220–10:221, 15:194
needing to rise fast enough to intercept downward trend, 10:261–10:262
restarting if necessary, 6:14–6:15, 6:333–6:334
role of RC in, 5:8–5:12, 15:137
society limiting, 7:9
variety of life and, 15:194–15:195
work enhancing, 16:156
The Use of “Flash” Answers (Jackins), 8:251–8:253
The Use of “Panels” at Workshops and Gather-ins (Jackins), 13:323–13:326
Use Our Elders for Leadership (Jackins), 6:533–6:534
Useful Understatements/Useful Procedure (Jackins), 16:29–16:30
The Uses and Pitfalls of Fantasizing (Jackins), 13:209–13:213
The Uses of Beauty and Order (Jackins), 3:115–3:124
Using a “General Example” to Contradict a Pattern (Jackins), 16:19–16:20
Using Literature: Central to Teaching (Jackins), 6:425–6:428
Using RC with “Psychotic Clients” (Jackins), 13:283–13:287
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