Authoritarianism is a learned ideology, not a personality pathology

Evidence

These findings support Allport’s original view that fearfulness, insecurity, and a threat orientation are core characteristics of authoritarianism, rather than Adorno’s psychoanalytically based hypotheses about repressed and displaced aggression. However, Altemeyer’s social-learning perspective also suggests that the insecurity, fear, and anxiety of the authoritarian might not reflect personal maladjustment and inadequacy, as Allport had hypothesized, but rather a learned set of beliefs about others and society. — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 2452 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: American authoritarianism manifested as cultural conformism rather than terror — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination: A History…, 531; Authoritarian personality theory holds that a psychological structure, not objective circumstances, determines fascist character — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1780; Dogmatism grounded in stateable principles uniquely opposes authoritarianism and relativism — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk: The Collected and Unpublished…, 2400 (+12 more)

Broader Connections

• Authoritarian threat orientation is learned belief, not personality maladjustment. #corroborates (0.96)
• Authoritarianism is an ideological belief system, not a psychodynamic disorder. #corroborates (0.96)
• Authoritarians are not personally maladjusted; their fear is learned belief #corroborates (0.96) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 2452
• Authoritarianism and social dominance are ideologies, not psychopathologies #corroborates (0.95) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1602
• Authoritarianism and SDO are ideologies, not psychopathologies #corroborates (0.95) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 153