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The Authoritarian Personality: A Re‐Review 46 Years Later
Author(s) -
Smith M. Brewster
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
political psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.419
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1467-9221
pISSN - 0162-895X
DOI - 10.1111/0162-895x.00051
Subject(s) - authoritarianism , psychodynamics , psychology , psychoanalytic theory , personality , criticism , social psychology , social learning theory , psychoanalysis , political science , democracy , politics , law
The author revisits his contemporary review of The Authoritarian Personality (TAP) in the light of subsequent developments in research and theory. In spite of warranted criticism of the F‐scale, the major substantive findings of TAP have held up well. Whether they are better understood in terms of psychoanalytic psychodynamics or Bandura's social learning theory remains controversial. The role of the four authors is briefly examined.