Some Sources of American Hostility to Russia

There may be sociological as well as economic and political factors in American hostility toward Russia. Some limited aspects of the American social system are considered as contributory elements in Soviet-American antagonism under three headings: institutional ethnocentrism, institutional rivalry, and scapegoating. Institutional differences tend to arouse moral indignation. Certain similarities between the two societies may evoke rivalry and competitive anxiety. Russia seems a suitable scapegoat for several major domestic tensions. Anti-Soviet sentiment may function as a compensating mechanism for American malintegration

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