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Dynamics of Desegregation: Conformity and the Crutch

Dr. Pettigrew explains two kinds of prejudice – conformity and the crutch (scapegoating).

Aired 02/07/1963 | Rating NR

Dynamics of Desegregation

Dynamics of Desegregation: Conformity and the Crutch

Special | 29m 6sVideo has Closed Captions

Dr. Pettigrew explains two kinds of prejudice – conformity and the crutch (scapegoating).

Dr. Pettigrew explains two kinds of prejudice: conformity and the crutch (scapegoating), which bolsters the ego of the insecure. Dynamics of Desegregation, which aired in 1962 and 1963, served as an intensive study of race relations in the United States. Conformity and the Crutch is part 11 of 15 in the Dynamics of Desegregation series, hosted by Harvard psychology professor Thomas F. Pettigrew.

Aired 02/07/1963 | Rating NR

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Dynamics of Desegregation is a local public television program presented by THIRTEEN PBS

Dynamics of Desegregation

Dynamics of Desegregation: Conformity and the Crutch

Special | 29m 6sVideo has Closed Captions

Dr. Pettigrew explains two kinds of prejudice: conformity and the crutch (scapegoating), which bolsters the ego of the insecure. Dynamics of Desegregation, which aired in 1962 and 1963, served as an intensive study of race relations in the United States. Conformity and the Crutch is part 11 of 15 in the Dynamics of Desegregation series, hosted by Harvard psychology professor Thomas F. Pettigrew.

Aired 02/07/1963 | Rating NR

Problems with Closed Captions? Closed Captioning Feedback

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