AUTHORITARIANISM, PREJUDICES AND ATTITUDES REGARDING ACCULTURATION

The study analyzes the relation between three basic concepts: Authorit arianism, prejudices, and acculturation. Against the background of a m odified Social Dominance Theory (Sidanius, 1992) the concepts are conn ected in a causal order. A model is presented which defines authoritar ianism as a dominance-orientation and prejudices as a legitimizing ide ology for dominance-orientations. The attitudes toward acculturations are to be explained. The attitudes of 201 students towards Aussiedler, i.e. ethnic Germans immigrating into the Federal Republic from easter n Europe, are measured by questionnaires. In this way new operationali sations of the constructs are tested. The theoretical model was be con firmed in its essential points.