The Psychology of Conservatism

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The Psychology of Conservatism
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Contributors
Foreword
Table of Contents
Part I. Concept
	1. The Concept of Conservatism
		I. Introduction
		II. The "Ideal" Conservative
		III. Organization of Attitudes
		IV. The Distribution of Conservatism
		V. Four Views of Conservatism
		VI. A Brief Outline of the Book
		References
	2. Conservatism, Authoritarianism and Related Variables a Review and Empirical Study
		I. Introduction
		II. Some "Conceptual" Definitions
		III. Review of Empirical Evidence
		IV. Some New Empirical Evidence
		V. Conclusion
		References
Part II Measurement and Structure
	3. The Need for a New Approach to Attitude Measurement
		I. Introduction
		II. Acquiescence
		III. The Causes of Acquiescence
		IV. Direction and Extremity of Response
		V. Summary
		References
	4. Development and Evaluation of the C-Scale
		I. Introduction
		II. Construction
		III. Administration and Scoring
		IV. Standardization
		V. Internal Consistency
		VI. Unidimensionality
		VII. Stability
		VIII. Freedom and Acquiescence
		IX. Comparison of Old and New Item Formats
		X. Social Desirability
		XI. Validity
		XII. Economy
		XIII. Summary
		References
	5. The Factor Structure of the C-Scale
		I. Introduction
		II. Principal Components
		III. Oblique Rotations
		IV. Comparison with Previous Findings
		V. Some Procedures for Scoring Sub-factors in the C-Scale
		VI. Some Preliminary Norms for C-Scale Sub-Factors
		VII. Summary
		References
	6. Measurement and Structure of Children's Attitudes
		I. An Attitude Scale for Children
		II. Comparison with the Adult's Scale
		III. Factor Structure
		IV. Scoring the Children's Scale
		V. Sex Differences in Item Means
		VI. Relationship of Attitudes to Personality
		VII. Theoretical Considerations
		VIII. Summary
		References
		Appendix 1
Part III Research and Theory
	7. Religion, Racialism and Conservatism
		I. Introduction
		II. Promax Rotation of the C-Scale
		III. Religious Behaviour, Conservatism, and Prejudice
		IV. Attitudes of Salvationists and Humanists
		V. Conclusions
		References
	8. Theological Conservatism
		I. Introduction
		II. Concepts and Measures in the Present Study
		III. Sample and Method
		IV. Intercorrelations Among the Personality, Attitude and Belief Variables
		V. Factor Analysis of Theological and General Attitude Scales
		VI. Conclusions
		References
	9. Conservatism and Superstitious Behaviour
		I. Introduction
		II. Measurement
		III. Method
		IV. Results
		V. Conclusion
		References
	10. Conservatism and Aesthetic Judgments
		I. Introduction
		II. Preferred Complexity
		III. Complexity of Process
		IV. Some Propositions Concerning Dimension "Criteriality"
		V. Conclusion
		References
	11. Conservatism and Response to Humour
		I. Introduction
		II. Cartoon Preferences
		III. Video-Taped Responses
		IV. Risqué Postcards
		V. Sexual Attractiveness, Attitudes and Humour
		VI. Conclusions
		References
	12. The Temperamental Basis of Attitudes
		I. Introduction
		II. Personality
		III. Projective Aggression
		IV. Fear of Death
		V. Conclusions
		References
	13. Stimulus-Seeking and Conservatism
		I. Introduction
		II. Stimulus-Seeking
		III. Conservatism and Stimulus-Seeking
		IV. Further Considerations and Data
		V. Genesis of Stimulus-Seeking and Conservatism
		VI. Summary and Conclusions
		References
	14. Conservatism Within Families: A Study of the Generation Gap
		I. Introduction
		II. Method
		III. Results
		IV. Conclusion
		References
	15. Conservatism, Psychiatry and Mental Distress
		I. Introduction
		II. Attitudes to Psychiatric Treatment
		III. Conservatism and Mental Distress
		IV. Discussion
		References
	16. Attitudes to the Common Market: A Case Study in Conservatism
		I. Hypotheses
		II. Effects of Political Allegiance
		III. Method
		IV. Results
		V. Discussion
		VI. Summary
		References
	17. A Dynamic Theory of Conservatism
		I. The problem
		II. Outline of the Theory
		III. The Empirical Evidence
		IV. Conclusion
		References
Author Index
Subject Index