Open mind and closed mind

Author's name: Publisher: Sutur Publications House Year of publication: 2024 Literary classification: Human development and self-improvement Brief about the book: The book explores the nature of fanaticism and dogmatic thinking, thus revealing the processes through which a person builds and organizes their belief systems. Based on intensive studies conducted by Milton Rokeets, the author of the book, and his colleagues over nearly nine years, it clarifies the connections between individual belief patterns and the core structure of personality. Rokeets challenges prevailing assumptions in many circles by presenting a large set of empirical evidence to show that dogmatic thinking is not limited to extremists and fanatics from the right and left — but is widespread even among those who consider themselves "open," "liberal," or "moderate." This book is considered the most important recent contribution to the psychological study of ideology, and it is a distinctive original contribution to social psychology, while also being easy to understand and engaging for non-specialists.