Scapegoating theory stagnated academically while remaining popular in public discourse

Evidence

Although interest in the authoritarian personality has recently been re­ newed (Altemeyer 1981), research on scapegoating continues to languish, despite the fact that the concept remains popular in general discourse. — Leonard S. Newman and Ralph Erber (eds.), Understanding Genocide, 739

Categorization

• QUESTION: Worth chasing: why did the concept survive colloquially but not analytically — and is Glick reviving it precisely because the lay term captures something the lab abandoned?
• XREF: connects to: Research on scapegoating declined as psychodynamic theories fell out of favor — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years…, 1559; Scapegoat theory’s problems remained unresolved for decades after Allport — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1572

Broader Connections

• Research on scapegoating declined as psychodynamic theories fell out of favor #expands (0.85) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 1559
• Scapegoat theory’s problems remained unresolved for decades after Allport #expands (0.80) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1572