Altemeyer begins by closely examining the scientific literature on right-wing authoritarianism. This timely volume surveys the history of social psychological research on right-wing authoritarianism and describes a more fruitful direction for future work. It concludes with a disturbing comment on the pervasiveness of authoritarian behavior in our society.

Contents
Introduction
1. A critique of previous social psychological research on right-wing authoritarianism
2. The response set issue
3. A suggested conceptualization of right-wing authoritarianism
4. A test of the construct validity of the RWA and five other authoritarian scales
5. Explorations of the dynamics and covariates of right-wing authoritarianism
6. Some exploratory findings on the origins of right-wing authoritarianism
Epilogue
Appendixes
Notes