Are all conservatives alike? A study of the psychological correlates of cultural and economic conservatism

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 143, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 449-463

  Crowson, H Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural conservatism; Dogmatic aggression; Economic conservatism; Epistemic beliefs and motives; Fear of death

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURE; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; POLITICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349642251     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JRL.143.5.449-463     Document Type: Article

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