Frustration-Aggression Theory Of Nazis In Germany

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Frustration - Aggression Theory defined as, “Racial prejudices generally have three components; one component is a cognitive component. A cognitive component that provides a description of members of the target group, often including negative stereotypes such as “lazy,” “thoughtless,” “criminal,” or “unfeeling”” (Hughes 2013:2016 pg. 216) Frustration-aggression theory discus that prejudice and/or discrimination expand among people who are frustrated with their inability to attain highly desired goals and respond with aggression toward others.
Nazis in Germany were killing Jewish people for hyperinflation, because they felt that they were the problem. Some Germans helped Jewish people survive due to people getting killed or taken to work at