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Define the following keywords: Stereotyping, Prejudice and Discrimination.
Illustrate your understanding by providing an
example for each.
Devise a 'rule of thumb' to remember the difference between all three.
Developed his F-scale survey to see how prejudiced people were.
Agree or disagree?
War can give some people a reason to cause harm to others.
Adorno’s Authoritarian Personality Theory of Prejudice
Personal, Learning and Thinking skills:
Self Managers
Reflective Learners
Learning Objectives:
To explore Adorno's theory regarding why some people are prejudice.
Learning Outcomes:
To be able to evaluate Adorno's theory.
To be able to describe Adorno's authoritarian personality theory.
To be able to identify the characteristics of someone who has an authoritarian personality.
Literacy Focus:
Spell all keywords correctly.
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AIM: To investigate the roots of prejudice attitudes , particularly anti-Semitism.
METHOD: The researchers developed a personality questionnaire known as the F-scale; which measured a personality trait known as authoritarianism (Characterized by or favoring absolute obedience to authority, as against individual freedom)
100’s of U.S.A participants, from all walks of life, completed F-scales. People who scored highly were said to have an authoritarian personality.
After the test, the researchers interviewed 40 high scorers and 40 lowing scoring participants.
RESULTS: They found a relationship between authoritarian personalities and prejudicial beliefs. The high scorers were not only anti-Semitic but also prejudiced towards other minority groups.
CONCLUSION: people with authoritarian personality characteristics are highly likely to think prejudicially.
Evaluation:
+ A representative sample; Adorno interviewed people from all walks of life.
- Doesn’t explain all prejudice such as ageism or sexism.
- Research done in USA after WW2; can’t be “generalised” to everyone, everywhere in the world.
- People may not have told the truth in order to make themselves appear less prejudice.
Adorno’s Authoritarian Personality Theory of Prejudice
Hurt people hurt people
'Hurt people
hurt people'
What does this mean?
Freud called this “displacement”