| Description |
496 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm |
| Series |
Doubleday anchor books ; A149 |
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Anchor Books ; A149
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| Contents |
Pt. 1: Preferential Thinking ; What is the problem? ; The normality of prejudgment ; Formation of in-groups ; Rejection of out-groups ; Patterning and extent of prejudice -- Pt. 2: Group Differences ; The scientific study of group differences ; Racial and ethnic differences ; Visibilty and strangeness ; Traits due to victimization -- Pt. 3: Perceiving and Thinking About Group Differences ; The cognitive process ; Linguistic factors ; Stereotypes in our culture ; Theories of prejudice -- Pt. 4: Sociocultural Factors ; Social structure and cultural pattern ; Choice of scapegoats ; The effect of contact -- Pt. 5: Acquiring Prejudice ; Conforming; The young child ; Later learning ; Inner conflict -- Pt. 6: The Dynamics of Prejudice ; Frustration ; Aggression and hatred ; Anxiety, sex, guilt ; Projection -- Pt. 7: Character Structure ; The prejudiced personality ; Demagogy ; The tolerant personality ; Religion and prejudice -- Pt. 8: Reducing group tensions ; Ought there to be a law?; Evaluation of programs ; Limitations and horizons |
| Summary |
With profound insight into the complexities of the human experience, Harvard psychologist Gordon Allport organized a mass of research to produce a landmark study on the roots and nature of prejudice. First published in 1954, The Nature of Prejudice remains the standard work on discrimination. Allportʹs comprehensive and penetrating work examines all aspects of this age-old problem: its roots in individual and social psychology, its varieties of expression, its impact on the individuals and communities. He explores all kinds of prejudice-racial, religious, ethnic, economic and sexual-and offers suggestions for reducing the devastating effects of discrimination |
| Notes |
"A comprehensive and penetrating study of the origin and nature of prejudice."--Cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographcal references and index |
| Notes |
Also issued online |
| Subject |
Interpersonal relations.
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Prejudices.
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Race awareness.
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Social psychology.
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| LC no. |
58004085 |
| ISBN |
0385093748 |
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