His studies concentrated on who the followers are, how they got that way, how they think, and why. Rightwing authoritarianism robert anthony altemeyer, bob. Bob altemeyer university of manitoba, winnipeg, canada. Canada ull up from your memories those haunting, i. Do you notice how seldom authoritarians aggress against others in a fair. One hundred fortyeight new york city college students reported their levels of rightwing authoritarianism rwa, social dominance orientation sdo, prejudice, and support for the nypds stop. Rightwing authoritarianism robert anthony altemeyer. A free full version of the book is available in pdf format 1. Aug 04, 2019 the authoritarians summarizes the research of dr. The authoritarians bob altemeyer associate professor department. Altemeyer concludes that, due to the very nature of rightwing authoritarianism, there is simply no easy solution. Robert altemeyer, whose professional career has focused on the study of the authoritarian personality, and development of the rightwing authoritarianism rwa personality and ideological variable widely studied in political, social, and personality psychology. May 12, 2019 the authoritarians bob altemeyer on free shipping on qualifying offers. Robert altemeyer, whose professional career has focused on the study of the authoritarian personality, and.
A comment by bob altemeyer, author of the authoritarians, i was sent this in response to a comment and he was good enough to say please circulate it as you wish, so here it is for anyone to read. This extraordinary book puts the research bob altemeyer spent his professional career pursuing into a slim volume, easily read. Bob altemeyer studied the authoritarian personality for over 40 years while a professor of psychology at the university of manitoba, canada. The authoritarians bob altemeyer associate professor department of psychology university of manitoba winnipeg, canada. Its about whats happened to the american government lately. The authoritarians posted by sherry on march 2, 2012 in authors, books, robert altemeyer, the authoritarians the people who need to read this book wont, and the small number who do, wont begin to think it is talking about them.
Mar 26, 2020 the authoritarians summarizes the research of dr. His studies concentrated on who the followers are, how they got that way, how they think and why they are by turns so submissive and aggressive. The bombing of the federal building in oklahoma city, the emergence of militias and skinheads, the rise of the religious right, the attacks on planned parenthood clinics, the backlash against equal rights movements, the increase in poverty. He produced the test and scale for rwa or rightwing authoritarianism he did extensive research on authoritarianism, identifying the psychological makeup of authoritarian followers and authoritarian leaders. The authoritarians bob altemeyer on free shipping on qualifying offers. The test consists of twenty two opinions and for each you must indicate how much you agree with it. Morebob altemeyerauthor of atheists and the authoritarian specter gives a readable analysis of the nature of authoritarianism and its current impact on. Bob altemeyerauthor of atheists and the authoritarian specter gives a readable analysis of the nature of authoritarianism and its current impact on. Right wing authoritarianism rwa is a psychological personality variable or ideological attitude. The authoritarians may be obtained various ways and in various formats. He did research on authoritarianism, identifying the psychological makeup of authoritarian followers and authoritarian leaders. The book the authoritarians was written by bob altemeyer, associate professor, department of psychology, university of manitoba, winnipeg, canada. The conclusions of this study, presented in a freely available book entitled the authoritarians, are that there are a certain set. The more quixotic and unclear the rules, the better, since quixotic, unclear rules.
Its about the disastrous decisions that government has made. Bob altemeyer, a professor at the university of manitoba, demonstrated that whenever authoritarians gain power disaster ensues, as we saw with the invasion of iraq based on fabricated intelligence. How authoritarians leaders get away with it psychology today. I read that totally differently, its bob mocking freudian theory though admitting that freud may have been affecting his thinking back in the 1950s. Trying to change highly dogmatic, evidenceimmune, groupgripping people in such a setting is like pissing into the wind. Experimental psychologist bob altemeyer spent his entire career studying authoritarians, both the leaders and the followers. Altemeyer is best known for a longterm selffunded study into what he terms rightwing authoritarianism rwa and builds heavily on the work of theodor adorno and others who studied authoritarian movements in the 20th century. His studies of authoritarian aggression won the prize for the best research in the behavioral sciences awarded in 1986 by the american academy for the advancement of science. The other day glenn greenwald noted that professor robert altemeyer, the social scientist john dean consulted for his book, conservatives without conscience, has written a book for laymen that disc.
Altemeyer makes a telling point in his notes to pages 917. The authoritarian specter shows that many ordinary people today are psychologically disposed to embrace antidemocratic, fascist policies. One hundred fortyeight new york city college students reported their levels of rightwing authoritarianism rwa, social dominance orientation sdo. Bob altemeyerauthor of atheists and the authoritarian specter gives a readable analysis of the nature of authoritarianism and its current impact on american politics. The other authoritarian personality bob altemeyer university of manitoba, winnipeg. The initiator of the new research stream on authoritarianism is robert altemeyer. Without going too deep into the weeds, let me note a few of these people score high on. Robert anthony bob altemeyer born 6 june 1940 is a retired professor of psychology at the university of manitoba. A huge crowd of ardent nazis fills the stadium on party day. The best approach is to offer a hand of friendship, to offer to work together on shared goals in hopes of broadening the authoritarians perspective.
Jul 31, 2019 the authoritarians summarizes the research of dr. This website places at your disposal a free ebook entitled the authoritarians. Adorno and colleagues definitely were working with freudian theory. The authoritarians by bob altemeyer paperback lulu. These are people he described in earlier works as right wing authoritarians, and enemies of freedom. More accurately, he saw the kinds of men and women who would vote for a donald trumptype candidate for high office. The book presents the latest results from a prizewinning research program on the authoritarian personalitya victory for the scientific method in the struggle to understand the worst aspects of ourselves. A free full version of the book is available in epub format 983 kb download here. Authoritarian submissiona high degree of submission to the authorities who are perceived to be established and legitimate in the society in which one lives. The other authoritarian personality university of kentucky. Authoritarian submissiona high degree of submission to the authori ties who are.
Robert anthony bob altemeyer born june 6, 1940, is a retired professor of psychology at the university of manitoba he did extensive research on authoritarianism and conservatism, identifying the psychological makeup of authoritarian followers and authoritarian leaders. This is a good place for me to mention three limitations about the research i shall report. Why some turn to faith, and others abandon religion. He not only got the 2006 pdf version back up, he responded to many requests to make an epub version as well. He produced the test and scale for rwa or rightwing authoritarianism. Authoritarian followers might even cling to their beliefs more tightly, the wronger they turned out to be. What happens when authoritarians inherit the earth. Jan 21, 2012 the book the authoritarians was written by bob altemeyer, associate professor, department of psychology, university of manitoba, winnipeg, canada. Altemeyer s approach was far more scientific than is ours, but we nevertheless come to his basic position that extremism, expressed by authoritarians, is a threat not only to democracy but to humankind as well. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to. Professor altemeyer has spent more than forty years doing research as a social psychologist into the parameters and root causes of authoritarian behavior in human beings.
Jan 20, 2007 the other day glenn greenwald noted that professor robert altemeyer, the social scientist john dean consulted for his book, conservatives without conscience, has written a book for laymen that disc. His experiments drew high praise from other scientists, and won the american association for the advancement of sciences prize for behavioral science research. Many of these really do not believe in democracy if it requires letting other people have. Right wing authoritarianism psychology wiki fandom. Psychology, university of manitoba, winnipeg, canada r3t. Altemeyer on trumps supporters john dean verdict legal. A great deal was wrong with america then, and i thought the research on authoritarian personalities could explain a lot of it.
Oct, 2016 altemeyer s the authoritarians for those people who have somehow managed to avoid it despite the fact that its been linked all around the internet for the past 10 years, this is a reminder that bob altemeyer s book the authoritarians is available free in pdf form at the link. Jul 07, 2017 bob altemeyer saw donald trump coming. Authoritarians, who may or may not have any personal interest in abiding by rules, love rules for other people. Bob altemeyer is a retired professor of psychology at the university of manitoba, where he studied authoritarianism for forty years. Right wing authoritarianism rwa is a psychological personality variable or ideological attitude it is defined as the convergence of three attitudinal clusters in an individual. It is defined as the convergence of three attitudinal clusters in an individual. Before his retirement, bob altemeyer was a leading social science researcher and expert on the authoritarian personality people who are very submissive to authority and to a lesser extent to social dominance theory. What you can expect from an authoritarian psychology today. The conclusions of this study, presented in a freely available book entitled the authoritarians. Right wing authoritarianism scale open psychometrics. Some of the altright trolls really what they are saying. Altemeyers the authoritarians for those people who have somehow managed to avoid it despite the fact that its been linked all around the internet for the past 10 years, this is a reminder that bob altemeyers book the authoritarians is available free in pdf form at the link. The authoritarians bob altemeyer associate professor. The rightwing authoritarianism scale was developed by bob altemeyer in 1981 as a revision of the fscale that improved its statistical properties.
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