Authoritarian Specter

Name: Authoritarian Specter
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ISBN: 9780674053052

ISBN-10: 0674053052

ISBN-13: 9780674053052

Edition: 1996

Authors: Bob Altemeyer

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The bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City, the emergence of militias and skinheads, the rise of the religious right, the attacks on Planned Parenthood clinics, the backlash against equal rights movements, the increase in poverty...these, according to Bob Altemeyer, are all versions of one story--the authoritarian personality in action. But aren't authoritarians Nazi types, kooks, the Klan? These are just the extreme examples, he argues. The Authoritarian Specter shows that many ordinary people today are psychologically disposed to embrace antidemocratic, fascist policies. The book presents the latest results from a prize-winning research program on the authoritarian…

Book details

List price: $95.00
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 11/15/1996
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 384
Size: 6.69" wide x 9.56" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English



Introduction: Twenty Stories



Previous Research on Right-Wing Authoritarianism



Studying Authoritarianism: Research Methodology and Methodology Research



The Personal Origins of Right-Wing Authoritarianism



The Cognitive Behavior of Authoritarians



Inconsistency and Blindness in the Authoritarian Mind



Authoritarianism and Religion



Sex and the Single Authoritarian



Dogmatism



Left-Wing Authoritarianism



The Effects of Hate Literature



The Authoritarianism of Legislators in North America


Conclusion: A Few Last Words on the Subject


Notes


References


Index