The Frankfurt group’s psychological focus was a pragmatic concession to American culture.

Evidence

In view of the ominous characteristics of Western civilization, a further outbreak was to be expected anywhere, even in the USA, where Jews were apparently less threatened than they had ever been. The emphasis on subjective, psychological aspects was to be explained by their interest in providing practical help. Fighting prejudice meant `re-education’, and individuals and their psychology were the point of departure for this. This was deferring to a typically American credo. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 433

Categorization

• XREF: Directly answers a standing open question about why the Institute’s anti-Semitism project became psychological and individual-centred rather than structural. — connects to: The anti-Semitism study’s scientific framing was a concession to its American audience. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 382; The Frankfurt School self-censored its Marxist vocabulary for American approval — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1722; A pro-American outlook shaped the Chicago study’s interpretation of personality health. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1831
• DEFINE: Clarifies ‘re-education’ as the operative method through which prejudice was to be fought, and as an American ideological accommodation.
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: The anti-Semitism study’s scientific framing was a concession to its American audience. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 382; The Frankfurt School self-censored its Marxist vocabulary for American approval — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1722; A pro-American outlook shaped the Chicago study’s interpretation of personality health. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1831