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The Developing Idea of the Authoritarian Personality: A Historical Review of the Scholarly Debate, 1950-2011
Author(s): Gareth Norris (Author)
- Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
- Publication Date: 1 Sept. 2011
- Language: English
- Print length: 236 pages
- ISBN-10: 0773425705
- ISBN-13: 9780773425705
Book Description
The concept of authoritarianism has endured some intense scholarly debate since Adorno, Frenkel-Brunswick, Levin and Sanford published their seminal title back in 1950. Despite some major criticism of their theory, it appears this social-psychological construct is still relevant today as an explanation for a range of inter-group relations. This book reviews the theory and continues with an analysis of the later incarnations of Altemeyer, Duckitt, and Feldman and Stenner to explain some contemporary social problems, e.g. terrorism and hate crime.
