1st Edition

An Analysis of Gordon W. Allport's The Nature of Prejudice

By Alexander O’Connor Copyright 2017
98 Pages
by Macat Library

98 Pages
by Macat Library

98 Pages
by Macat Library

With his 1954 book The Nature of Prejudice , American psychologist Gordon Allport displays the crucial skill of reasoning, producing and organizing an argument that was persuasive enough to have a major impact not only in universities, but also on government policy. The question that Allport tackled was an old one: why are people so disposed to prejudice against those from other groups?... Read more

Ways in to the text 

Who was Gordon W. Allport? 

What does The Nature of Prejudice Say? 

Why does The Nature of Prejudice Matter? 

Section 1: Influences 

Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context 

Module 2: Academic Context  

Module 3: The Problem 

Module 4: The Author's Contribution  

Section 2: Ideas  

Module 5: Main Ideas  

Module 6: Secondary Ideas 

 Module 7: Achievement  

Module 8: Place in the Author's Work 

Section 3: Impact 

Module 9: The First Responses 

Module 10: The Evolving Debate  

Module 11: Impact and Influence Today 

Module 12: Where Next? 

Glossary of Terms 

People Mentioned in the Text  

Works Cited

Biography

Dr Alexander O’Connor did his postgraduate work at the University of California, Berkeley, where he received a PhD for work on Social and Personality Psychology.