A significant turning in the path of research into the popular "authoritarian character" theme is reported. The links of dogmatism, authority, and experimental thinking are ingeniously delineated by the author, who teaches at the College of Education, Ohio State University. Important practical applications are now within reach.
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Ibid., 67.
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Ibid., 57.
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