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Right-wing authoritarianism
- Title
- Right-wing authoritarianism / Bob Altemeyer.
- Author
- Altemeyer, Bob, 1940-
- Publication
- [Winnipeg] : University of Manitoba Press, ©1981.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | HM271 .A46 1981 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 352 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- "Altemeyer begins by closely examining the scientific lieterature on right-wing authoritarianism. This timely volume surveys the history of social psychological research on right-wing authoritarianism and describes a more fruitful direction for future work. It concludes with a disturbing comment on the pervasiveness of autoritarian behaviour in our society."
- Subjects
- Note
- Includes index.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. [331]-347.
- Contents
- Introduction -- A critique of previous social psychological research on right-wing authoritarianism -- The response set issue -- A suggested conceptualization of right-wing authoritarianism -- A test of the construct validity of the RWA and five other authoritarianism scales -- Explorations of the dynamics and covariates of right-wing authoritarianism -- Some exploratory findings on the origins of right-wing authoritarianism -- Epilog Appendix I: Questionnaires used in the item analysis studies which led to the initial version of the Right-Wing Authoritarianism Scale -- Appendix II: The seven authoritarian scales used in the "pitting experiments" -- Appendix III: Supplementary rules for scoring the "moral dilemma" protocols -- Appendix IV: Letter sent to parents in 1979 study.
- ISBN
- 0887551246
- 9780887551246
- LCCN
- 81195833
- OCLC
- ocm08015661
- 8015661
- SCSB-8802681
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library