Authoritarian personality
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+ | [[Image:A Child at Gunpoint of the Stroop Report.jpg |thumb|right|200px|This page '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is part of the [[fascism]] portal.<br><Small>Illustration: ''[[A Child at Gunpoint]]'' ([[1943]]) from the ''[[Stroop Report]]''</small>]] | ||
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- | '''Conformity''' is the process by which people's beliefs or behaviors are influenced by others. People can be influenced via subtle, even [[unconscious mind|unconscious]] processes, or by direct and overt [[peer pressure]]. Conformity can have either good or bad effects on people, from driving safely on the right side of the road, to harmful drug or alcohol abuse. | + | '''Authoritarian personality''' is a state of mind or attitude characterised by one's belief in absolute obedience or submission to one's own authority, as well as the administration of that belief through the oppression of one's subordinates. |
+ | It usually applies to individuals who are known or viewed as having an authoritative, strict, or oppressive personality towards subordinates. | ||
- | Conformity is a [[group dynamics|group]] behavior. Numerous factors, such as group size, [[unanimity]], [[cohesion]], [[status]], prior [[commitment]] and [[public opinion]] all help to determine the level of conformity an individual will reflect towards his or her group. Conformity influences the formation and maintenance of [[social norm]]s. | ||
- | == See also == | + | ==See also== |
- | *[[Authoritarian personality]] | + | * [[Conformity]] |
- | *[[Countersignaling]] | + | * [[Tyranny of the majority]] |
- | *[[Cultural assimilation]] | + | * ''[[The Fear of Freedom]]'' (book) |
- | *[[Milieu control]] | + | * ''[[Repressive Tolerance]]'' |
- | *[[Obedience]] | + | * [[F-scale (personality test)|F-scale]] |
- | *[[Propaganda: The Formation of Men's Attitudes]] | + | * [[Freudo-Marxism]] |
- | *[[Spiral of silence]] | + | * [[Right-wing authoritarianism]] |
+ | * [[Fascist (epithet)]] | ||
- | == Contrast == | ||
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- | * [[Non-conformity]] | ||
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Authoritarian personality is a state of mind or attitude characterised by one's belief in absolute obedience or submission to one's own authority, as well as the administration of that belief through the oppression of one's subordinates. It usually applies to individuals who are known or viewed as having an authoritative, strict, or oppressive personality towards subordinates.
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See also
- Conformity
- Tyranny of the majority
- The Fear of Freedom (book)
- Repressive Tolerance
- F-scale
- Freudo-Marxism
- Right-wing authoritarianism
- Fascist (epithet)
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