Right-wing authoritarianism is defined as covariation of three attitudinal clusters

Evidence

By “right-wing authoritarianism” I mean the covariation of three attitudinal clusters in a person: 1. Authoritarian submission—a high degree of submission to the authori- ties who are perceived to be established and legitimate in the society in which one lives. — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 100

Categorization

• DEFINE: Introduces the book’s central operational definition; authoritarian submission is the first of three clusters.