
ERIC Number: EJ543693
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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Conservative Orientation as a Determinant of Hopelessness.
Cheung, Chau-Kiu; Kwok, Siu-Tong
Journal of Social Psychology, v136 n3 p333-47 Jun 1996
Hypothesizes that a conservative and individualistic orientation results in the fatalistic, alienated, and helpless outlook known as hopelessness. Provides extensive references to studies and theories characterizing conservatism and a work ethic belief as manifestations of an a maladaptive stage of psychological development. (MJP)
Descriptors: Authoritarianism, Beliefs, College Students, Conservatism, Foreign Countries, Helplessness, Higher Education, Individual Development, Individualism, Personality Development, Psychological Patterns, Resistance to Change, Self Esteem, Social Psychology, Social Theories, Social Values, Traditionalism
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong
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