National character research declined partly because of its political danger

Evidence

The macro branch has been quiescent (Patai, 1973, 1977) after its 1940s and 1950s popularity, perhaps because ascribing distinctive characteristics to national or other groups can be politically dangerous, as illustrated by hostile reactions to Oscar Lewis’s (1961) wellintentioned use of the “culture of poverty” concept. — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 345

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The workers’ inquiry findings were suppressed partly for their politically damaging implications — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 475