Adult social attitudes remain changeable through new learning and experiences

Evidence

Probably not. The social learning model underlying our explanation does not hold that personality is cast in iron at some particular age, and thereafter only chipped away at the edges. As long as new learning can occur, new role models can emerge, new circumstances can pop up out of the blue, and new experiences can give us thrills or a poke in the eye, our social attitudes can change. — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 1107

Categorization

• ADDENDUM: Directly relevant to the ‘Grafting & Growth’ article — personality/attitude plasticity across the lifespan parallels the idea that growth continues through new grafts and circumstances.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 1107
• XREF: connects to: Male superiority is instilled through adult attitudes, not spontaneously felt — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 681; A new life stage called emerging adulthood now spans ages eighteen to late twenties — Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, 1441; Civic participation transforms how adults perceive and treat local youth. — David Sobel, Place-Based Education: Connecting…, 50 (+1 more)