Familiarity, legitimation, and frequency : the influence of others on the criminal self-view
From an identity theory perspective, reflected appraisals from others are relevant for social behavior, because behavior is motivated by the desire to achieve congruence between reflected appraisals and the self-view for a particular identity. This study extends prior identity theory work from the l...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Sociological inquiry. - 1981. - 81(2011), 1 vom: 15., Seite 34-52 |
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| Format: | Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2011
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Sociological inquiry |
| Schlagworte: | Historical Article Journal Article |
| Zusammenfassung: | From an identity theory perspective, reflected appraisals from others are relevant for social behavior, because behavior is motivated by the desire to achieve congruence between reflected appraisals and the self-view for a particular identity. This study extends prior identity theory work from the laboratory setting by examining identity processes with respect to the criminal identity in the unique “natural” setting of a total institution. The findings build on prior work which finds that reflected appraisals do have an influence on identities and behavior by demonstrating that the relationship one has to the source of reflected appraisals is important for the way in which reflected appraisals influence the criminal self-view for an incarcerated population |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Completed 31.03.2011 Date Revised 12.11.2019 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 0038-0245 |