An Analysis of Gordon W. Allport's the Nature of Prejudice

by Alexander O'Connor and Alexander O'Connor

Book Overview

With his 1954 book The Nature of Prejudice, American psychologist Gordon Allport displays the crucial skill of reasoning, producing and organizing an argument that was persuasive enough to have a major impact not only in universities, but also on government policy.

The question that Allport tackled was an old one: why are people so disposed to prejudice against those from other groups? Earlier psychologists had suggested a number of reasons,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1912127628
• ISBN13: 9781912127627
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Macat Library
• Length: 98 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.1" x 7.8"