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Peer reviewedRigby, Ken – Journal of Social Psychology, 1988
Reports a study that examined the relationship among classical authoritarianism, directiveness, and attitudes toward institutional authority among young adolescents in Adelaide, Australia. Concludes that the concept of classical authoritarianism has limited relevance to the social attitudes of children, and that attitude towards authority is not…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Authoritarianism, Behavior Theories, Behavioral Science Research
