Authoritarians change norms via authorities, not via peer example.

Evidence

I do not mean to imply that the authoritarian’s adherence to traditional social norms has been cast in iron and cannot be changed in a lifetime. We shall see that authoritarian students today are more likely to have sex before marriage than they were in years past. But their adherence to their customs will prove more resistant to change than the nonauthoritarian’s, and it is relatively more likely to be influenced by the pronouncements of the established authorities than by the behavior of peers. — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 166 (#expands, via linked claim)

I also suspect some right-wing authoritarians are not dogmatic at all, and hence able to change. Being one of these does not automatically imply being the other. — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 2643 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Authoritarians change their norms more with authority fiat than with peer behavior — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 166; Authoritarians change their customs more slowly than nonauthoritarians and follow authorities, not peers. — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 166; Some authoritarians remain open to changing their beliefs — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 2643 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Authoritarians change their norms more with authority fiat than with peer behavior #expands (0.95) — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 166
• Some authoritarians remain open to changing their beliefs #complicates (0.72) — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 2643