scholarly journals Formation of authoritarian personality within the framework of educational models involving soviet and post-soviet philosophical and ideological specifics

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 40-55
Author(s):  
Dmitry B. Romanov ◽  
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Kira G. Serdakova ◽  
Olga V. Smirnikova ◽  
Ilya I. Khersonsky ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Diagnostic Methods ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Learning Models ◽  
Educational Models ◽  
Authoritarian Personality ◽  
Right Wing Authoritarianism ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Specificity Of Learning

Introduction. The study of authoritarian personality formation factors is becoming increasingly important in connection with the need to assess the efficacy of democratisation and humanisation of the socio-cultural environment. Despite the fact that the dominant trend in modern education is the striving to maximise the resource domain for due realisation of the individual, the authoritarian type of management is quite frequent, continuing to develop in many spheres of social relations. Materials and methods. The authors, in the course of the empirical research, explore the authoritarian personality potential in respondents representing different learning models, by measuring pronouncement of traits characteristic of the authoritarian syndrome, assessing the disposition towards choosing the authoritarian regime as a way to get protected against danger, along with the levels of manifestation of three types of authoritarianism: interpersonal, organisational and socio-political. The designated parametric characteristics are surveyed in respondents with the use of a set of standardised valid diagnostic methods: T. Adorno’s questionnaire “The Authoritarian Personality (F-scale)” (adapted by Denisova); Altemeyer’s questionnaire “Right-Wing Authoritarianism” (RWA) (adapted by Dyakonova); Dakkit’s questionnaire “Faith in a Dangerous World” (adapted by Gulevich, Anikeenok, Bezmenova); Bayazitov’s and Alishev’s questionnaire “The Authoritarian Stereotype”. Results. Following the comparative analysis of the empirical data obtained in the course of the study, a connection was established between the extent of individual’s authoritativeness and the specificity of learning models. It was found out during the analysis of the obtained data, that the level of right-wing authoritarianism measured according to Altemeyer’s method was higher in the elder learners group than in the younger group (the younger group – 15.24 points, the older group – 19.12 points). The level of authoritarianism in the group of older respondents turned out to be statistically much higher according to the consolidated figures under the “Authoritarian stereotype” methodology by Bayazitov and Alishev (the younger group – 4.10 points, the elder group – 4.55 points). Conclusions. The philosophical and ideological platform of educational models influences the process of formation of the authoritarian personality. The influence of the philosophical and ideological platform on the personality may be corrected only through extension of individual resources for comprehending the global sociocultural situation and one’s place in it. The progress in this domain may be facilitated by increasing the credibility of fundamental disciplines, philosophy in the first place, and by the introduction of psychological competence courses in schools for schoolchildren, their parents and teaching staff.

scholarly journals Developing Conflict Management Skills in Municipal Employees: a Sociological Study

2022 ◽  
Vol 2021 (4) ◽  
pp. 472-481
Author(s):  
Aleksey Shilikov
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Management ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Diagnostic Methods ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Sociological Study ◽  
Municipal Employees ◽  
Draft Resolution ◽  
The Individual

The article introduces a sociological survey that featured the development of conflict management skills in municipal employees of the Belgorod region. The methods involved a questionnaire survey and a semi-structured interview of Belgorod municipal authorities, teaching staff of the Higher School of Management of the Belgorod State University, and employees of the Institute of Regional Personnel Policy of Belgorod. The reasons behind the conflicts were divided into those caused by the specifics of the municipal service, the peculiarities of team relations, and the individual characteristics of a municipal employee. The results of the study can improve the practical work of municipal personnel departments or be used in teaching sociological disciplines. Further study is required to develop diagnostic methods to identify the conflict management skills in municipal officials, collect information, define conditions and patterns of development, draft resolution procedures, etc.

Examining dispositional and situational effects on outgroup attitudes

2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 307-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joke Meeus ◽  
Bart Duriez ◽  
Norbert Vanbeselaere ◽  
Karen Phalet ◽  
Peter Kuppens
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Intergroup Relations ◽  
Social Dominance ◽  
Social Dominance Orientation ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Right Wing Authoritarianism ◽  
Situational Characteristics ◽  
Situational Effects ◽  
Ingroup Identification ◽  
The Individual

Two research lines have dominated the quest for the antecedents of outgroup attitudes. Whereas the first has viewed outgroup attitudes as a result of individual differences, the second stressed the importance of the intergroup situation. In order to investigate the interplay of individual differences and situational characteristics, key predictors of the individual differences perspective (i.e. right‐wing authoritarianism or RWA, and social dominance orientation or SDO) and the intergroup relations perspective (i.e. ingroup identification and ingroup threat) were simultaneously tested. Two studies revealed additive but no interaction effects of RWA and SDO, ingroup identification and threat. Additionally, Study 1 showed that threat effects remain limited to the outgroup that is portrayed as threatening and do not generalize to other outgroups. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

scholarly journals Features of the impact of crisis phenomena on the educational process in modern society

2021 ◽  
pp. 64-73
Author(s):  
Юрий Семенович Исаченко ◽  
Алексей Анатольевич Прядехо ◽  
Александр Павлович Тонких
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Dominant Role ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Younger Generation ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact

Процесс воспитания и становления личности на современном этапе развития общества необходимо рассматривать в совокупности всех общественных процессов, которые неразрывно связаны в своем взаимосуществовании. Нежелание или неспособность субъектов социальных отношений видеть в личности абсолютную цель любого социального взаимодействия активизирует первоначальное противоречие между свободой и необходимостью, проявляющееся внешне в конфликте между индивидуумами в социальном конфликте. Его преодолевает приверженность моральному долгу и уважение к социальным нормам. Секрет ориентации на такого рода отношения достаточно прост: современный образовательный процесс – это феномен социальной культуры, который можно представить как процесс культурного образования или процесс личной инкультуры. В современном социуме был сформирован положительный стереотип школьной жизни: учитель соответствовал образу самого уважаемого человека – за его знания, мудрость, доброту и другие личностные качества. Этому способствовало как общество в целом (в первую очередь государственная пропаганда, в которой учителю отводилась главенствующая роль), так и конкретные педагогические работники. Люди четко представляли цель своей жизни и способы ее достижения. Причем эти способы не отражались негативом своего достижения на окружающих. В работе анализируется влияние средств массовой информации, кинематографа, эстрады на состояние воспитанности подрастающего поколения, выявлены последствия воздействия современного медиаресурса на формирование поведения и самосознания подрастающего поколения в современном мире. The process of education and formation of the individual at the present stage of development of society must be considered in the totality of all social processes that are inextricably linked in their mutual existence. The unwillingness or inability of the subjects of social relations to see in the individual the absolute goal of any social interaction activates the initial contradiction between freedom and necessity, which manifests itself externally in a conflict between individuals in a social conflict. It is overcome by a commitment to moral duty and respect for social norms. The secret of orientation to this kind of relationship is quite simple: the modern educational process is a phenomenon of social culture, which can be represented as a process of cultural education or a process of personal inculturation. In modern society, a positive stereotype of school life was formed: the teacher corresponded to the image of the most respected person – for his knowledge, wisdom, kindness and other personal qualities. This was facilitated both by society as a whole (first of all, by state propaganda, in which the teacher was given a dominant role), and by specific teaching staff. People had a clear idea of the purpose of their life and how to achieve it. Moreover, these methods were not reflected by the negative of their achievement on others. The paper analyzes the influence of mass media, cinema, pop music on the state of upbringing of the younger generation, reveals the consequences of the impact of modern media resources on the formation of behavior and self-consciousness of the younger generation in the modern world.

scholarly journals The Relevance of the Centrality and Content of Religiosity for Explaining Islamophobia in Switzerland

Religions ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Yendell ◽  
Stefan Huber
Keyword(s):  
Religious Orientation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Social Dominance Orientation ◽  
Political Orientation ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Right Wing Authoritarianism ◽  
Abrahamic Religions ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Role Of Religion

Research on Islamophobia in Switzerland, and on the role of religiosity in relation to Islamophobia, is in its infancy. Against this background, we analyzed data from an online survey conducted in Switzerland on “Xenosophia and Xenophobia in and between Abrahamic religions”. The results of a multivariate analysis revealed that, besides right-wing authoritarianism, social dominance orientation, and political orientation, indicators related to religion play a crucial role. We found that the greater the role of religion, and the more central it is for the individual, the more likely it is that the individual has a positive view of Islam. We claim that a person’s level of religiosity is accompanied by her adoption of religious values, such as neighbourliness and tolerance, and that the more religious individuals are, the more likely they are occupied with different religions, which leads to tolerance as long as it is not accompanied by a fundamentalist religious orientation. Also relevant is that the preference for the state to have a secularized relationship with religion is accompanied by a fear of Islam. We propose that studies on Islamophobia, as well as on other prejudices, should use differentiated measures for religiosity; the Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRS) turned out to be a reliable instrument of measurement in this regard.

A Dual Group Processes Model of Individual Differences in Prejudice

2005 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara A. Kreindler
Keyword(s):  
Group Dynamics ◽  
Social Dominance ◽  
Social Dominance Orientation ◽  
Group Processes ◽  
Category Membership ◽  
Dual Group ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Right Wing Authoritarianism ◽  
Individual Traits ◽  
The Individual

The study of right-wing authoritarianism (RWA) and Social Dominance Orientation (SDO) as predictors of prejudice has represented an attempt to explain group dynamics in terms of individual traits. In contrast, I argue that the individual tendencies that predict prejudice are actually a product of group dynamics. This article critiques personality approaches, focusing primarily on authoritarianism and secondarily on social dominance, and defends a model that explains the 2 variables in terms of discrete group processes. According to the Dual Group Processes model, SDO reflects category differentiation, which involves the evaluation of individuals on the basis of their category membership. RWA reflects normative differentiation, which involves the evaluation of ingroup members on the basis of their prototypicality. Authoritarian aggression—whether against ethnic minorities or other targets—is conceptualized as an intragroup phenomenon, involving the rejection of perceived antinorm deviants who threaten the longevity or legitimacy of social norms.

scholarly journals A personalidade autoritária, do operário à gerência: um estudo com a escala RWA no estado de Minas Gerais

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (95) ◽  
Author(s):  
José Ricardo de Paula Xavier Vilela ◽  
Mariana de Oliveira Vilela ◽  
Antonio Moreira Carvalho Neto
Keyword(s):  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Authoritarian Personality ◽  
Right Wing Authoritarianism

A pesquisa comparou o grau de autoritarismo entre gerentes e trabalhadores operacionais, de empresas do setor industrial ede prestação de serviço, utilizando uma escala denominada Right-wing authoritarianism – escala RWA. O referencial teóricoaborda o autoritarismo e o comportamento autoritário, a partir da obra The Authoritarian personality, e o desenvolvimentoda escala RWA a partir da escala F de Adorno, hoje, o instrumento psicometricamente mais aceito para mensurar a personalidadeautoritária. Na pesquisa, a escala RWA foi aplicada a 60 gerentes (26 do setor industrial e 34 de prestação de serviço)e 123 trabalhadores operacionais (56 do setor industrial e 67 de prestação de serviço), de empresas do estado de MinasGerais. A comparação revelou uma tendência dos grupos de expressar níveis semelhantes de autoritarismo, exceto pelosgerentes do setor industrial, que apresentaram nível estatisticamente inferior aos demais – algo não esperado pela teoria.

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