Right-wing AuthoritarianismAltemeyer begins by closely examining the scientific literature 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 authoritarian behaviour in our society. |
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A critique of previous social psychological | 13 |
The response set issue | 117 |
A suggested conceptualization | 147 |
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