Open AccessModes of Authority and Social Character Research
Author(s) -
Daniel Burston
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
social thought and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2469-8466
pISSN - 1094-5830
DOI - 10.17161/str.1808.5129
Subject(s) - character (mathematics) , social character , sociology , political science , social science , mathematics , geometry
The relationship between prevailing patterns of authority and social character formation was once a major topic for theory and research, but has fallen into relative neglect of late. This paper elucidates Fromm's three modes of authority, their psychoanalytic and sociological antecedents, their intrinsic strengths and limitations, and their possible application to contemporary sociological issues.
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