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fallona's review
4.0
The first book I've read as part of a self-induced project to read one book from each shelf of the nonfiction section of my local public library.
While not necessarily something I would have likely picked up otherwise, this turned out to be an interesting book that makes some fascinating points--and I did feel I learned something reading it, though other portions seem like common sense. Yes, certainly, it is clear the book was written in the relatively immediate post-WWII period, and I'm sure someone with an academic background in the field would be able to tell me all the ways in which Allport's work and the studies that inform it are now dated. Even as a layman, I can easily see that the prevailing language has changed in the over half-century since this book's initial publication.
Personally, I do think it was a worthwhile read. I don't have the expertise to say anything of great importance on it, but it was interesting and informative.
While not necessarily something I would have likely picked up otherwise, this turned out to be an interesting book that makes some fascinating points--and I did feel I learned something reading it, though other portions seem like common sense. Yes, certainly, it is clear the book was written in the relatively immediate post-WWII period, and I'm sure someone with an academic background in the field would be able to tell me all the ways in which Allport's work and the studies that inform it are now dated. Even as a layman, I can easily see that the prevailing language has changed in the over half-century since this book's initial publication.
Personally, I do think it was a worthwhile read. I don't have the expertise to say anything of great importance on it, but it was interesting and informative.
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