Allports most popular book is mans search for meaning. With profound insight into the complexities of the human experience, harvard psychologist gordon allport organized a mass of research to produce a landmark study on. Gordon allport was born in montezuma, indiana, in 1897, the youngest of four brothers. Appointed a social science instructor at harvard university in 1924, he became professor of psychology six years later and, in the last year of his life, professor of social ethics. This is an extract from chapter 15 of the nature of prejudice. With profound insight into the complexities of the human experience, harvard psychologist gordon allport organized a mass of research to produce a landmark study on the roots and nature of prejudice. Allport s most popular book is mans search for meaning.
His 1954 book the nature of prejudice is full of many insightful hypotheses about the ways in. One of the key early theorists studying the contact hypothesis was harvard psychologist gordon allport, who published the influential book the nature of prejudice in 1954. A distinguished psychologist outlines here the need for a psychology of becoming, of the growth and development of personality that he says can best be discovered by looking within ourselves. Who blasts minorities when feeling bad about themselves. Basic considerations for a psychology of personality the terry lectures series by gordon w. The book was written by gordon allport in the early 1950s and first published by addisonwesley in 1954. The 31 chapters of this book are organized around 8 main topics. His theory of personality, which rejected both freudian psychology and behaviorism, emphasized the uniqueness of the individual and the need to treat problems in terms of present. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Harvard psychologist gordon allport was the godfather of research on the psychology of prejudice. His father was a country doctor, which meant that gordon grew up with his fathers patients and nurses and all the paraphernalia of a miniature hospital. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus.
Gordon allport was a pioneering psychologist often referred to as one of the founders of personality psychology. The book has influenced an entire generation of social psychologists, and deservedly so. Full text of the nature of prejudice internet archive. Prejudice and prejudice, by gordon allport 1707 words.
Published january 22nd 1979 by basic books first published 1954. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The creation of the american republic, 17761787 by gordon s. Start studying social psychology chapter 9 prejudice. Gordon allports the nature of prejudice irwin katz gordon allports landmark book, the nature of prejudice, defined the field of intergroup relations for social psychologists as the study of prejudice and its effects on group interactions. The individual and his religion gordon w allport on. Allport has 23 books on goodreads with 11403 ratings. Basic considerations for a psychology of personality the terry lectures series, and more on. He appraises the present state of the psychology of personality and indicates its. Publication date 1954 0101 topics prejudice, racism, social interaction, human relations, population dynamics. Allport also conducted seminal research into the psychological underpinnings of prejudice and discrimination. Gordon willard allport november 11, 1897 october 9, 1967 was an american psychologist. 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.
Although allport recognized the emotional, social, economic, and historic dimensions of prejudice, he also proposed that prejudice is partly an outgrowth of normal human functioning. Implementation of inclusive education in ghanaian primary schools. According to his personality theories every individual is unique and so his personality and his personality should be analyzed in the present circumstances and context rather than the past as personality continuously evolves rather than remaining stagnant throughout the lifetime. Pettigrew and kerstin hammann selected, as the books most lasting contribution, its success in redefining the relation between intergroup contact and prejudice.
Over the past 50 years, gordon allports views of personality, and of personality psychology as a science, have had a guiding and pervasive influence. The nature of prejudice 1954 gordon allports landmark book, the nature of prejudice, defined the field of intergroup relations for social psychologists as the study of prejudice and its effects on group interactions. Now this classic study is offered in a special unabridged edition with a new introduction by kenneth. Gordon allport was a very wellknown american psychologist who laid the foundations for personality psychology. Allport, including the nature of prejudice, and becoming. A shy and studious boy, he was teased quite a bit and lived a fairly isolated childhood. One of the first psychologists to study personality, allport researched human attitudes, prejudices, and religious beliefs. A and the jim crow laws, gordon allport 1954 proposed one of the most important social psychological events of the 20th century, suggesting that contact between members of different groups. Everett edited by diana onu in the midst of racial segregation in the u.
Allport was one of the first psychologists to focus on the study of the personality, and is often referred to as one of the founding figures of personality psychology. Allport published many books including the nature of prejudice 1954. The nature of prejudice 19541988 remains one of the most influentia. First published in 1954, the nature of prejudice remains the standard work on discrimination. The relationship between prejudice and categorical thinking was first systematically explored by gordon allport 1954 in his classic book the nature of prejudice. Allport, a psychological approach to love and hate.
Social psychology chapter 9 prejudice flashcards quizlet. First published in 1954, the nature of prejudice remains the standard work on. Stated in his book the nature of prejudice is an antipathy based upon a faulty and inflexible generalization. Such influence was not apparent when the book first appeared in 1954 allport, 1954. This volume is based on the terry lectures, which the author delivered at yale university in 1954. A methodology for human studies applied social research methods book 15. The classic psychological study of the roots of discrimination.
In 1954 he published the nature of prejudice, based on his research. The book was widely read and cited, not only by other psychologists but also by civil rights leaders such as martin luther king, jr. His theory of personality, which rejected both freudian psychology and behaviorism, emphasized the uniqueness of the individual and the need to treat problems in terms of present conditions as opposed to childhood experiences. The nature of prejudice gordon willard allport snippet view 1954. In that book gordon allport examines the phenomenon of prejudice that he defines as. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. A readable book in the former tradition is george humphrey, directed thinking. Gordon allports landmark book, the nature of prejudice, defined the field of. He rejected two of the dominant schools of thought in psychology at the time, psychoanalysis and behaviorism, in favor of his own approach that stressed the importance of individual differences and situational variables. Gordon allport, american psychologist and educator who developed an original theory of personality. Modern psychology is in a dilemma, allpost states, for it has trimmed down the image of man as a free democractic being. The nature of prejudice is a 1954 social psychology book by american psychologist gordon allport, on the topic of prejudice. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.