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Harry Kaufmann Emeritus Professor of Social Psychology
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Born in Vienna, he left his native country because of the Jewish persecution. He escaped first in Zagabria and then in Italy which left at the end of the 40's. He got his Ph.D. in Social psychology at University of Pennsylvania and after four years at University of Toronto, he moved to City University of New York where he is Emeritus Professor since 1991. He has been consultant for the Government of Ontario (Canada), New York City and the US Government. One major part of his work has consisted in the study of the origins and resolution of group conflicts, caused by racial, religious, and other differences, as well as family conflicts. The other aspect of the researches lies in the area of cognitive behavior modification.
At AILUN Prof. Kaufmann presents basic concepts of social psychology such as: the socialization of the infant, the importance of the language, the leader and follower roles, prejudices and dogmatism in social relations.
Some publications
Harry Kaufmann (1990), La decostruzione della personalità nell'opera di Luigi Pirandello, in: La persona nell'opera di Luigi Pirandello, Gruppo Ugo Mursia
Harry Kaufmann (1988), Qualche considerazione sulle affinità fra Luigi Pirandello e Sigmund Freud rivelate in "Il fu Mattia Pascal", in "Lo strappo nel cielo di carta". Atti del convegno annuale pirandelliano, Roma: La Nuova Italia Scientifica, 1987
Harry Kaufmann (1970), Aggression and altruism: a social psychological analysis, New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Harry Kaufmann (1970), Legality and harmfulness of a bystander's failure to intervene as determinants of moral judgment, In J. Macaulay and L. Berkowitz (eds), Altruism and helping behavior, New York: Academic Press
Harry Kaufmann (1970), Some determinants of helping behavior, Paper presented at the New York Academy of Science, February
Harry Kaufmann (1968), Introduction to the study of human behavior, Philadelphia: Saunders
Harry Kaufmann (1968), The unconcerned bystander, Proceedings of the American Psychological Association, 76th Annual Convention, pp.387-388
Harry Kaufmann (1965), Definitions and methodology in the study of aggression, Psychological Bulletin, 64, 351-364