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Revisiting Authoritarianism.
- Source :
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Critical Sociology (Sage Publications, Ltd.) . May2020, Vol. 46 Issue 3, p329-341. 13p. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- This article traces the roots of the Authoritarian Personality (AP) project in the neo-Freudian/phenomenological tradition of the Frankfurt School (FS). It focuses on three of its major proponents (Erich Fromm, Theodor Adorno and Herbert Marcuse) and examines the construction of the F-scale. It outlines how, according to FS-influenced scholars, the AP arose from the disciplinary measures inflicted on late 19th and early 20th century German middle-class youth, and details the sado-masochistic political style of the prototypical AP. It covers the critical reception of this characterization and explanation of authoritarianism by Bob Altemeyer and Anglo-American positivism. It concludes by arguing that in overlooking the inner life of the AP, positivism blinds us to compelling truths, about authoritarianism, and also about ourselves. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08969205
- Volume :
- 46
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Critical Sociology (Sage Publications, Ltd.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 142873272
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0896920519830749