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Review title: a forgotten classic that spurred the civil rights movement
Product review: When I page through this book I'm astounded that it was written in 1954. This is truly a ground-breaking work in both psychology and sociology. 537 pages, well indexed, with references. Some of the many topics covered include:attitudes and beliefsacting out prejudicethe separation of human groupspersonal values as categoriessex as an in-groupsocial distanceverbal rejectionriots and lynchingthe essential role of rumorthe neurosis of extreme conformitysocial regulation of aggressioncultural devices to ensure loyaltyscapegoats for special occasionsthe demagogue as a person- and so on- it's a chilling but necessary read, and there is great satisfaction in owning the first edition of such and important work.
