The Authoritarian Dynamic |
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| Author:
| Stenner, Karen |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Public Opinion and Political Psychology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-511-61471-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2012 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital download and online |
| List Price: | AUD $270.00 |
Book Description:
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This book develops a general theory of intolerance of difference that provides a unified explanation of all kinds of intolerance, including racial, political and moral intolerance, and punitiveness. It recognizes universal regularities in human behavior that predispose certain individuals to authoritarianism, which is aggravated by changing conditions of societal threat.
This book develops a general theory of intolerance of difference that provides a unified explanation of all kinds of intolerance, including racial, political and moral intolerance, and punitiveness. It recognizes universal regularities in human behavior that predispose certain individuals to authoritarianism, which is aggravated by changing conditions of societal threat.