Language:
English
Year of publication:
1993
Titel der Quelle:
Holocaust and Genocide Studies
Angaben zur Quelle:
7,1 (1993) 30-50
Keywords:
Milgram, Stanley
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National socialism Psychological aspects
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Psychological aspects
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War criminals
Abstract:
Surveys three psychological approaches which attempt to explain the behavior of the perpetrators of the Holocaust. The first is a situational approach, attributing it to social pressures. The second focuses on the personal dispositions of the perpetrators, either viewing them in terms of psychopathology or via the concept of the "authoritarian personality". The third is an interactional approach - one that sees the Nazis' murderous actions as a product of both situational pressures and personal dispositions. Regarding the latter, refers especially to Helen Fein who takes into account such factors as popular antisemitism and the degree of Nazi control in the country.
Note:
A revised version appeared in "Understanding Genocide" (2002) 91-109.
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