Authoritarianism as predictor of negative attitudes toward persons with disability

Ovaj rad se bavi proverom veze između faktora vezanih za ličnost pojedinca i njegovih stavova prema osobama sa ometenošću. Prikazan je odnos društva prema osobama sa ometenošću kroz istoriju, kao ilustracija diskriminacije i savremen pristup ometenosti.U radu je korišćen koncept autoritarne ličnosti Adorna i saradnika. Dosadašnja istraživanja u ovoj oblasti ne daju jednoznačne rezultate o stavovima prema osobama sa ometenošću i varijablama koje su u vezi sa njima. Statistički je potvrđeno da je autoritarnost prediktor stavova prema osobama sa ometenošću. Tumačenja rezultata se oslanjaju na psihoanalitički pristup u objašnjenju predrasuda.The study examines relationship between some factors related to individual personality and attitudes toward persons with disability. We presented relations of society with disabled persons from historical view, as an illustration of discrimination, and modern views of the same subject. This study is based on concept of authoritarianism established by Adorno and his associates. Until this day, the examinations from this area don’t give us unanimous results about attitudes toward persons with disability and variables connected to them. It is statistically proven that authoritarianism is predictor of attitudes toward persons with disability. Interpretation of results relies on psychoanalytical approach in explanation of prejudice