Deviancy: The Psychology of Being Different discusses the effects of deviancy on behavior. The book describes the effect of deviancy per se, in no reference to any particular deviant characteristic. The authors explain the methods they used in this study, as well as some checks made on the study to insure accuracy. Deviants prefer to associate with others of their kind due to fear of rejection, and they tended not to reveal their deviancy. The authors also discuss how deviants and non-deviants react and treat each other, and the degree of aggression that will be shown to a member of either group when some "fault" is assigned. They also note that 1) non-deviants choose deviants for punishment but not for reward and 2) deviants choose others like them for reward but not for punishment. The authors also show that as regards to a change in attitude, deviants are no different from non-deviants in this aspect. They also report other findings such as conformity (deviants conform less compared to non-deviants), attitude change (no effect), and compliance (depends on the circumstances). The text can prove useful for psychologists, counselors, educators, ministers, and social workers.
Inhalt
Preface
Chapter 1. The Problem
Chapter 2. The Basic Paradigm
Introduction
Method
Checks on the Manipulation
Chapter 3. Affiliation
Introduction
Choice of Partners
Replication
Summary and Discussion
Chapter 4. Concealment of Deviancy
Introduction
Known and Unknown Deviancy and Concealment
Summary: Deviancy and Affiliation
Chapter 5. Is It Deviancy?
Introduction
Internal Analysis of* Affiliation Results
Unmanipulated Deviancy and Affiliation
Summary
Chapter 6. Amount of Aggression
Introduction
Aggression Against Deviant and Nondeviant Victims
Chapter 7. Aggression and the Choice of Victim
Introduction
Selection for Pain and for Reward
Summary
Chapter 8. Conformity
Introduction
Private Conformity to Normative Responses
Public Conformity to Unanimous Majorities
Summary
Chapter 9. Attitude Change
Introduction
Deviancy of the Subject and the Source
Peer vs. Authority as Source of Influence
Summary
Chapter 10. Compliance
Introduction
Agreeing to a Request Made by a Deviant or a Nondeviant
Compliance without Direct Confrontation
Compliance in a Mail Survey
Summary: Deviancy and Social Influence
Chapter 11. Summary
Affiliation
Aggression
Social Influence
Some Questions
References
Index