1. THE DANGER OF STEREOTYPES IN VIEWING GERMANY.
- Author
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Hermens, Ferdinand A.
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STEREOTYPES ,ALLIED occupation of Germany, 1945-1955 ,GERMANS ,JOURNALISTIC ethics ,ANTISEMITISM ,PSYCHOLOGY - Abstract
Discusses stereotyping of Germans in occupied Germany by American journalists following the end of World War II. Identification of the so-called Nazi type of German; Description of pre- and post-war reportage on Germans which represents this stereotype; Representations of German youth; Psychological aspects of the German defeat; Notion of the collective guilt of Germans for the atrocities committed by Germany during the war; Attitudes toward antisemitism; Policy implications of recognizing stereotyping trends.
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- 1945
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