Abstract
This research is an extension of a previous finding, that authoritarian personalities are predisposed to the social sciences and nonauthoritarians to the natural sciences. Two hypotheses were tested: (1) Within the social sciences, more authoritarian personalities enter economics and geography than psychology, social work, or sociology; and (2) between the first and last years in college, in "authoritarian departments" there is an increase, while in "nonauthoritarian departments" there is a decrease in the students' authoritarianism.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 259-264 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Vocational Behavior |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1979 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The author acknowledges the support of the Research Committee of Bar-Ran University. Dr. Michael Harrison’s comments on the manuscript are most appreciated. Requests for reprints should be sent to Professor Leonard Weller, Department of Sociology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel.