Strength and Weakness: The Authoritarian Personality Today

ISBN-13: 9781461391821 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 277 str.

William F. Stone; Gerda Lederer; Richard Christie

Opis

This book had its origins in conversations held at various meetings of the International Society of Political Psychology. The editors and con tributors are grateful for the forum that has given us the opportunity to discuss these topics over the last 10 years. We are most grateful to our contributors both for their chapters and for the intellectual stimulation they have given us. Jos Meloen in particular has been free with his time, advice, and enthusiasm. Although he declined to contribute a chapter, Bob Altemeyer has been a source of encouragement and a ready adviser on any question we have asked. The staff of Springer-Verlag has been most patient in adapting to our schedule. We are indebted to the secretarial staff at the University of Maine, and especially to Kathy McAuliffe, who has put in many extra hours above and beyond the call of duty. Finally, we dedicate this book to our departed friend and colleague, Silvan Tomkins, with whom we conversed at length about these and other topics, and from whom we received inspiration and diversion. William F. Stone Gerda Lederer Richard Christie v Contents Preface. . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . v Contributors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part I Overview 1 Introduction: Strength and Weakness ........................ 3 WILLIAM F. STONE, GERDA LEDERER, and RICHARD CHRISTIE 2 The Authoritarian Character from Berlin to Berkeley and Beyond: The Odyssey of a Problem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 22 . . . . . ."

Spis treści

I Overview.- 1 Introduction: Strength and Weakness.- 2 The Authoritarian Character from Berlin to Berkeley and Beyond: The Odyssey of a Problem.- II Perspectives on Continuing Questions About Authoritarianism.- 3 The F Scale as a Predictor of Facism: An Overview of 40 Years of Authoritarianism Research.- 4 Some Experimental Approaches to Authoritarianism: I. A Retrospective Perspective on the Einstellung (Rigidity?) Paradigm.- 5 Some Experimental Approaches to Authoritarianism: II. Authoritarianism and Punitiveness.- 6 Authoritarians and Their Families: Qualitative Studies on the Origins of Authoritarian Dispositions.- 7 Authoritarianism: Left and Right.- III Recent Developments in Authoritarianism Research and Theory.- 8 Psychodynamics, Cognitive Functioning, or Group Orientation: Research and Theory in the 1980s.- 9 Authoritarianism in German Adolescents: Trends and Cross-Cultural Comparisons.- 10 The Authoritarian Personality in the United States and the Former Soviet Union: Comparative Studies.- IV Conclusions.- 11 The Status of Authoritarianism.- References.