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Allport, the chief founder of the psychological study of personality and the informal dean of american psychologists during his lifetime, was born in montezuma, indiana. Prejudice is an antipathy based on faulty and inflexible generalization. The influence of allports research is broad and longlived. He rejected two of the dominant schools of thought in psychology at the time, psychoanalysis and behaviorism, in favor of his own approach that stressed the importance of individual differences and situational variables. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Pdf the nature of prejudice download full pdf book. Gordon allport gordon allport, a psychologist, created allports scale in 1954. First published in 1954, the nature of prejudice remains the standard work on discrimination.
Gordon allport project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Gordon allports the nature of prejudice irwin katz gordon allports landmark book, the nature of prejudice, defined the field of intergroup relations for social psychologists as the study of prejudice and its effects on group interactions. Allport first published 1954 sort by title original date published date published avg rating num ratings format format paperback hardcover mass market paperback kindle edition nook ebook library binding audiobook audio cd audio cassette audible audio cdrom mp3 cd board book leather bound unbound spiralbound unknown binding. The nature of prejudice, a comprehensive and penetrating study of the origin and nature of prejudice.
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Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading on the nature of prejudice. He organized existing knowledge about societal, group and personality determinants of prejudice. An introduction to gordon allports the nature of prejudice. Fifty years after allport kindle edition by dovidio, john f. Allport was one of the first psychologists to focus on the study of the personality, and is often referred to as one of the founding figures of personality psychology. He contributed to the formation of values scales and rejected both a psychoanalytic approach to personality. Gordon allport, american psychologist and educator who developed an original theory of personality. Allport, 9780201001792, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The nature of prejudice recensione dellutente amy goodreads. The nature of prejudice gordon willard allport visualizzazione frammento 1954. Gordon willard allport november 11, 1897 october 9, 1967 was an american psychologist.
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