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authoritarian personality [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Behaviour
DEF

Someone who respects rank and who expects his orders to be followed explicitly by his subordinates without question; this person is generally rigid and intolerant of uncertainty.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement humain
DEF

Ensemble de caractéristiques d'une personne qui, par souci de consolider son statut social, considère les membres de son entourage comme des instruments pour atteindre ce but, d'où sa rigidité, son besoin du maintien de l'ordre et de la discipline et son opposition à tout changement social.

Spanish

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