The Authoritarian Personality

1950 sociology book
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The Authoritarian Personality

Summary

The Authoritarian Personality is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (657 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Authoritarian Personality authored Theodor W. Adorno[3].
  • The Authoritarian Personality authored Else Frenkel-Brunswik[4].
  • The Authoritarian Personality authored Daniel Levinson[5].
  • The Authoritarian Personality authored Nevitt Sanford[6].
  • The Authoritarian Personality's instance of is recorded as literary work[7].
  • The Authoritarian Personality was published by Harper[8].
  • The Authoritarian Personality's genre is non-fiction[9].
  • The Authoritarian Personality's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • The Authoritarian Personality's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • The Authoritarian Personality's main subject is authoritarian personality[12].

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Authorship and Creation

Authored works include Theodor W. Adorno[3], a philosopher[13], 1903–1969[14], of United States[15], awarded the Goethe Plaque of the City of Frankfurt[16], specialised in philosophy[17]; Else Frenkel-Brunswik[4], a psychologist[18], 1908–1958[19], of United States[20]; Daniel Levinson[5], a psychologist[21], 1920–1994[22], of United States[23], specialised in psychology[24]; and Nevitt Sanford[6], a psychologist[25], 1909–1995[26], of United States[27], awarded the Kurt Lewin Award[28], specialised in ethnocentrism[29]. The Authoritarian Personality was published by Harper[8].

Publication

The Authoritarian Personality's language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Its genre is non-fiction[9].

Subject and Themes

The Authoritarian Personality's main subject is authoritarian personality[12].

Why It Matters

The Authoritarian Personality ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (657 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

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  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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