The Psychology of Conservatism (Routledge Revivals)

ISBN-13: 9780415810180 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 278 str.

Glenn Wilson;¬Abar;¬Abar

Opis

'The Psychology of Conservatism' explores attitudes, their measurement, their structure and dynamics, and the personality traits apparently underlying attitude patterns.

Spis treści

Contributors;  Foreword;  1. The Concept of Conservatism  2. Conservatism, Authoritarianism and Related Variables a Review and Empirical Study  3. The Need for a New Approach to Attitude Measurement  4. Development and Evaluation of the C-Scale  5. The Factor Structure of the C-Scale  6. Measurement and Structure of Children’s Attitudes  7. Religion, Racialism and Conservatism  8. Theological Conservatism  9. Conservatism and Superstitious Behaviour  10. Conservatism and Aesthetic Judgements  11. Conservatism and Response to Humour  12. The Temperamental Basis of Attitudes  13. Stimulus-Seeking and Conservatism  14. Conservatism Within Families: A Study of the Generation Gap  15. Conservatism, Psychiatry and Mental Distress  16. Attitudes to the Common Market: A Case Study in Conservatism  17. A Dynamic Theory of Conservatism

O autorze

Wilson, Glenn