The Authoritarian Dynamic

by Karen Stenner

Book Overview

What are the root causes of intolerance? This book addresses that question by developing a universal theory of what determines intolerance of difference in general, which includes racism, political intolerance, moral intolerance and punitiveness. It demonstrates that all these seemingly disparate attitudes are principally caused by just two factors: individuals' innate psychological predispositions to intolerance (authoritarianism) interacting with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052153478X
• ISBN13: 9780521534789
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"