Major social events can shift adult authoritarianism in either direction

Evidence

Some of the alumni parents just discussed said that “‘changes in society” had affected their attitudes. They could well be right. Evidence indicates that major social events can shift our level of authoritarianism at any point in our adult lives. As the winds of crisis blow, we can become less authoritarian than before, or more so. — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 1142

Categorization

• XREF: The ‘winds of crisis’ framing anticipates the classic finding that societal threat raises authoritarian submission, as in the rise of right-wing authoritarianism during early-2000s fears.