Citation

Veltfort HR, Lee GE. J. Abnorm. Soc. Psychol. 1943; 38(Suppl 1): 138-154.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1943, American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/h0063188

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The Boston newspapers during the month after the night-club disaster are analyzed to show the steps in the process of fixing the blame. Aggressive scapegoating is interpreted as the outgrowth of fear of being caught in similar disasters and of frustration in the desire to help the dead or to prevent recurrences. Latent hostilities toward government officials, wealthy owners, and Jews are shown to influence the scapegoating. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)