Authoritarian nightmare : Trump and his followers / John W. Dean and Bob Altemeyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dean, John W. (John Wesley), 1938- author.

Altemeyer, Bob, 1940-2024, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trump, Donald, 1946-.

Trump, Donald.

Authoritarianism--United States.

Authoritarianism.

Populism--United States.

Populism.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--2017-.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xv, 352 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Brooklyn, NY : Melville House, 2020.

Summary:

"How did America end up with a leader who acts so crudely and despotically, and counter to our democratic principles? Why do his followers stick with him, even when he acts against their own interests? To fully understand, John Dean, a man with a history of standing up to autocratic presidents, joined with Bob Altemeyer, a professor of psychology with a unique area of expertise: Authoritarianism. Relying on social science findings and psychological diagnostic tools (such as the "Power Mad Scale" and the "Con Man Scale"), as well as research and analysis from the Monmouth University Polling Institute (one of America's most respected public opinion research foundations), the authors provide us with an eye-opening understanding of the Trump phenomenon -- and how we may be able to stop it." -- Publisher's description.

Contents:

Chapter one: Donald Trump, COVID-19, Black Lives Matter, and authoritarianism

Chapter two: Trump's youth: the child who is the father of a child

Chapter three: Trump's life from 1968 to 2016; ecstasy, agony, fakery, fraud

Chapter four: Trump's past as presidential prologue

Chapter five: Donald Trump base part I

social dominators

Chapter six: Donald Trump base: part II

authoritarian followers

Chapter seven: Disturbing attitudes and mental shortcomings of authoritarian followers

Chapter eight: Loyal followers: why evangelicals support Trump

Chapter nine: "Double highs" authoritarians

Chapter ten: National survey on authoritarianism

Chapter eleven: Trump's authoritarian enablers

Chapter twelve: The November election will decided the fate of America's democracy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-352).

ISBN:

9781612199054

1612199054

OCLC:

1187155570