He produced the test and scale for rwa or rightwing authoritarianism he did research on authoritarianism, identifying the psychological makeup of authoritarian followers and authoritarian leaders. Jul 07, 2017 he did, and placed it online for anyone to read for free. University of manitoba press, 1981 ocolc558796317 online version. His son, rob altemeyer, is an mla in the manitoba legislature. Robert anthony bob altemeyer is a retired professor of psychology at the university of manitoba. His experiments drew high praise from other scientists, and won the american association for the advancement of sciences prize for behavioral science research.
I wrote this book in 2006 when a great deal seemed to be going wrong in america, and i. The authoritarians bob altemeyer associate professor department. Altemeyer on trumps supporters john dean verdict legal. He details how authoritarianism is destroying traditional conservatism and what this means for the future of american politics and.
What kind of person wants to support a leader like hitler or stalin. Donald trump and authoritarian followers bob altemeyer in 1998 i tried to explain why social scientists who are worried about our freedoms have focused on the crowd that would lift a dictator. Both books eerily presage the arrival of autocratic government in the united states. In this unassuming little book, bob altemeyer, a 60something canadian professor of social sciences, presents a straightforward theory explaining how authoritarian leaders arise, and what people compose their power base. Its full of dad jokes and weve been reading it as we do our physical therapy. If that terms does not scare you off immediately, youll find in this book that 1 it isnt as politicallycharged as it sounds stalinists were highrwa leftwingers, and. The authoritarians by bob altemeyer mike norman economics.
Just present slogans and appeals to homey values, and then present slogans and bromides that invoke opposite values. Bob altemeyer altemeyer, bob, 1940 the online books page. Discussion bob altemeyers rwa scalethe authoritarians. In this book, altemeyer presents his lifetime of research into what is known as rightwing authoritarianism rwa. The book describes the psychology of authoritarian followers and leaders. Many of americas biggest problems, bob altemeyer shows, have authoritarian roots. The authoritarians c2006 pdf files at manitoba see also whats at your library, or elsewhere. Bob altemeyer altemeyer, bob, 1940 a wikipedia article about this author is available. Updated 15 jan 2008 bob altemeyer, is both daring and credible. Finally, this study like most of the others i shall bring up was done in canada. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Bob altemeyerauthor of atheists and the authoritarian spe. Bob altemeyerauthor of atheists and the authoritarian specter gives a readable analysis of the nature of authoritarianism and its current impact on. The study of authoritarianism is currently experiencing a marked upsurge of interest and activity, and bob altemeyer deserves a great deal of the credit.
Why some turn to faith, and others abandon religion. The research results help me understand relatives and others who believe without question or at least whatever figures they regard as authoritative fox news, pat robertson. Bob altemeyer, bob altemeyer, cherry hill publishing. The bombing of the federal building in oklahoma city, the emergence of militias and skinheads, the rise of the religious right, the attacks on planned parenthood clinics, the backlash against equal rights movements, the increase in poverty.
That is precisely what bob altemeyer s work predicts. Bob altemeyer has a new web site and a revised article on. Bob altemeyer has a wonderful sense of humor and he laces his book with witty and funny comments. This extraordinary book puts the research bob altemeyer spent his professional career pursuing into a slim volume, easily read and understood volume, for the. Particularly helpful was psychology professor bob altemeyers book for harvard university press, the authoritarian specter 1996. He produced the test and scale for rwa or rightwing authoritarianism. Last time i checked, over 670,000 people had visited the book, and hopefully read it. But it will be a much weaker inclination than that found in persons who have extra helpings of this trait. Robert altemeyer, whose professional career has focused on the study of the authoritarian personality, and development of the rightwing authoritarian rwa personality and ideological variable widely studied in political, social, and personality psychology. Help with reading books report a bad link suggest a new listing.
Bob altemeyer studied the authoritarian personality for over 40 years while a professor of psychology at the university of manitoba, canada. His professional focus is the social psychology of authoritarian personalities. Jul 31, 2019 the authoritarians summarizes the research of dr. More accurately, he saw the kinds of men and women who would vote for a donald trumptype candidate for high office. Jan 21, 2012 the book the authoritarians was written by bob altemeyer, associate professor, department of psychology, university of manitoba, winnipeg, canada. He is an associate professor of psychology at university of manitoba. Before his retirement, bob altemeyer was a leading social science researcher and expert on the authoritarian personality people who are very submissive to authority and to a lesser extent to social dominance theory. I realize that my making this book available for free on the internet raises questions about my judgment, especially since i am a psychologist. She just would never do what youre on the threshold of doing. The authoritarians by bob altemeyer its 8 hours long, but bob altemeyer s sense of humour makes up for it, although you can download his free ebook instead if you want.
Its also available in other formats if you dont like pdf. Bob altemeyer has studied rightwing authoritarians all his academic life and has never got to like them much. Kurt vonnegut, mother nightin this unassuming little book, bob altemeyer, a 60something canadian professor of social sciences, presents a straightforward theory explaining how authoritarian leaders arise, and what people compose their power base. But there has been a very solid record of replication of canadian findings about authoritarians when repeated in the usa, and viceversa. At first glance, he only deals with rightwing authoritarians, since the rwa scale he developed stands for rightwing authoritarianism, however, in his freely available 2006 remember, this is the bush years book the authoritarians, he makes this important and, honestly, quite confusing distinction. This is a hugely informative book that makes sense of a whole lot of stuff that s going on in america and the world today. Altemeyer is best known for a longterm selffunded study into what he terms rightwing authoritarianism rwa and builds heavily on the work of theodor adorno and others who studied authoritarian movements in the 20th century. Robert bob altemeyer is a retired professor of psychology at the university of manitoba. He also collected data on authoritarianism among north american. The research that he reports in this lively book is of great interest to those who are concerned with events such as the oklahoma city bombing, and will serve as a touchstone for future work. Robert anthony bob altemeyer born 6 june 1940 is a retired professor of psychology at the university of manitoba. Aug 04, 2019 the authoritarians summarizes the research of dr. The authoritarian specter bob altemeyer harvard university press. The authoritarians bob altemeyer associate professor.
I wrote this book in 2006 when a great deal seemed to be. A comment by bob altemeyer, author of the authoritarians, i was sent this in response to a comment and he was good enough to say please circulate it as you wish, so here it is for anyone to read. The yeasaying authoritarian follower is likely to agree with all of them. The authoritarians by bob altemeyer paperback lulu. This website places at your disposal a free ebook entitled the authoritarians.
Altemeyer is best known for a longterm selffunded study. Home search new listings authors titles subjects serials. In 2006, bob altemeyer a semiretired psych professor who grew up in the usa, moved to canada for work, and whos studied authoritarianism since the 1970s put up a free ebook about authoritarianism. But the core of the book is comprised of the scientific studies of authoritarianism that altemeyer has been doing since 1966. The authoritarian specter edition 1 by bob altemeyer. Say what you will about the sweet miracle of unquestioning faith, i consider a capacity for it terrifying and absolutely vile. In the midst of all this, a friend of mine emailed a long treatise from the website of bob altemeyer, author of the 2006 book, the authoritarians which the friend read three times. This extraordinary book puts the research bob altemeyer spent his professional career pursuing into a slim volume, easily read and understood volume, for the nonscientist. Indeed, the events of 2009 and 2010 have confirmed conclusion after conclusion in the authoritarians. I have created the impression in previous acknowledgments that she has no interest in my research. His studies concentrated on who the followers are, how they got that way, how. Robert anthony bob altemeyer born june 6, 1940, is a retired professor of psychology at the university of manitoba he did extensive research on authoritarianism and conservatism, identifying the psychological makeup of authoritarian followers and authoritarian leaders. He has written extensively on authoritarianism and refined the theory into the concept and measure of right wing authoritarianism. Professor altemeyer has spent more than forty years doing research as a social psychologist into the parameters and root causes of authoritarian behavior in human beings.