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- Title
On the Psychology of Enemy Images: Introduction and Overview.
- Authors
Holt, Robert R.; Silverstein, Brett
- Abstract
Over the past two centuries, enemy images have affected U.S. responses to a number of different nations. Since World War II, they have played an important role in stimulating and perpetuating the nuclear arms race. After reviewing the research traditions within psychology relevant to an understanding of the topic, we discuss the aspects of the psychology of U.S. images of the Soviet Union that are addressed by the papers in this issue. These papers demonstrate that psychologists can apply a wide range of methods and theories to investigating, and perhaps ameliorating, the causes and effects of the exaggerated enemy images of another nation that the people of one nation may hold.
- Subjects
UNITED States; SOVIET Union; INTERNATIONAL alliances; INTERNATIONAL relations; PSYCHOLOGY; NUCLEAR weapons; PSYCHOLOGISTS; SPECIAL operations (Military science); MILITARY science
- Publication
Journal of Social Issues, 1989, Vol 45, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
0022-4537
- Publication type
Article