Artykuł dotyczy współczesnych koncepcji i badań nad zjawiskiem autorytaryzmu związanych z koncepcją autorytaryzmu prawicowego oraz orientacji na dominację społeczną. Przedstawione zostają tym samym główne założenia Boba Altemeyera dotyczące definicji i genezy autorytaryzmu prawicowego oraz podstawowe tezy teorii dominacji społecznej, a także znaczenie jednego z jej najważniejszych konstruktów: orientacji na dominację społeczną. Artykuł wskazuje także na podobieństwa i różnice pomiędzy tymi koncepcjami oraz na ich związki ze zjawiskiem uprzedzeń.
The main goal of this article is to present different points of view on the issue of left-wing authoritarianism and its presence on the political scene as well as considering how the term is utilised in contemporary research on political extremism. It is worth noting that although the question of whether authoritarianism is typical only for one side of the political continuum, or whether it is present on both sides of the political spectrum, has been a widely discussed issue for some time, it seems worth reconsidering, especially in the context of Eastern European countries.
The main goal of this article is to present the concept of the authoritarian personality, which is considered to be a significant attempt at an explanation of an individuals disposition to support extremist ideologies. The concept was first presented in The Authoritarian Personality, a book written by Theodor W. Adorno, Else Frenkel -Brunswik, Daniel J. Levinson and Robert Nevitt Sanford, which was published in 1950. They concluded that there exists a syndrome of personality traits which explain an individual’s susceptibility to antidemocratic ideologies. On the basis of complex quantitative and qualitative research they concluded that this syndrome consists of such personality traits as: conventionalism, authoritarian submission, authoritarian aggression, anti -intraception, superstition and stereotypy, power and toughness, destructiveness and cynicism, projectivity and sex. It should be noted that although that concept was severely criticized it became an inspiration for different interpretations of authoritarianism in the field of political psychology.
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