FIGHTING FASCIST IDEAS BY METHODS ANALOGOUS TO THOSE USED BY PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICERS IN COMBATING A DISEASE EPIDEMIC HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED BY DR. GOODWIN WATSON OF TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY.
FASCISM IS GAINING GROUND IN AMERICA, DR. WATSON WARNED IN AN ADDRESS AS PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIETY FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDY OF SOCIAL ISSUES, A NEW ORGANIZATION AFFILIATED WITH THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION.
PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH METHODS CAN BE USED AGAINST EXTREME SOCIAL ATTITUDES IN SIMILAR FASHION TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH METHODS EMPLOYED AGAINST INFLUENZA OR INFANTILE PARALYSIS, HE SAID.
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