CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Adorno et al (1950) believed that prejudice was caused by a flaw in the personality, an ego-weakness, that meant the person was “maladjusted”.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to Adorno’s theory, the elements of the Authoritarian personality type are: Blind allegiance to conventional beliefs about right and wrong. Respect for submission to acknowledged authority. Belief in aggression toward those who do not subscribe to conventional thinking, or who are different.

Detailed explanation-3: -Adorno believed that the foundations for an authoritarian personality were laid in early childhood as a result of harsh and strict parenting, which made the child feel that the love of their parents was conditional and dependent upon how they behaved.

Detailed explanation-4: -People with an authoritarian personality tend to be rigid thinkers, who are obedient to authority in most cases. They have a strict adherence to social values, and show hostility to inferiors, but servility to superiors.

Detailed explanation-5: -Likely link with Obedience: The more authoritarian the personality, the greater the shocks administered. Actual link to obedience: Elms asked 20 obedient and 20 defiant Pps to complete the F-scale; the average F-scale scores were significantly higher in the obedient than the defiant Pps.