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'''The Theory of RWA (Right-Wing Authoritarian)'''([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-wing_authoritarianism Wikipedia articleThe Theory of RWA](Right-Wing Authoritarian):''': Right-wing authoritarianism''' ('''RWA''') is a [[Personality psychology|personality]] and [[ideology|ideological]] variable studied in [[political psychology|political]], [[social psychology (psychology)|social]], and [[personality psychology]]. Right-wing authoritarians are people who have a high degree of willingness to submit to authorities they perceive as established and legitimate, who adhere to societal conventions and norms, and who are hostile and punitive in their attitudes towards people who don't adhere to them. They value uniformity and are in favour of using group authority, including coercion, to achieve it. <ref> [http://ussc.edu.au/s/media/docs/publications/1006_Inequality_Stenner.pdf Stenner, Karen (2009). "Three Kinds of “Conservatism". Psychological Inquiry: 142-159]</ref>. In it start the reserchers<ref>Adomo, T. W., Frenkel-Brunswilc, E., Levinson, D. J., & Sanford, R. N. (1950). The authoritarian personality. New York: Harper.</ref>, proposed that harsh parenting styles brought on by economic hardship led entire generations to repress hostility toward authority figures and to replace it with an exaggerated deference and idealization of authority and tendencies to blame societal scapegoats and punish deviants.Altemeyer charcrized RWA as (p.148)<ref>Altemeyer, R. A. (1981). Right-wing authoritarianism. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: University ofManitoba Press.</ref>:
* “a high degree of submission to the authorities who are perceived to be established and legitimate”;
* “a general aggressiveness, directed against various persons, whichis perceived to be sanctioned by established authorities”; and