title: Is anti-intellectualism a personality trait?
abstract: In interpreting empirical findings from studies to validate an anti-intellectualism scale, Eigenberger and Sealander suggest that anti-intellectualism might be a heritable trait related to "openness to experience." This brief article offers a rejoinder, arguing that anti-intellectualism makes sense as a cultural perspective that varies by time and place.
authors.affiliation: Department of Educational Studies, College of Education, Ohio University, Athens 45701-2979, USA.
authors.forename: Aimee
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Howley
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D003469:Culture; D004522:Educational Status; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D010551:Personality; D014481:United States