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- The integrity of the individualism-collectivism cultural syndromes under conditions of social change.
- Creator
- Santiago, Jose Hiram., Florida Atlantic University, Tarantino, Santo J.
- Abstract/Description
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This study was an attempt to examine the validity of the view that the constructs of individualism and collectivism (I-C) are coherent "cultural syndromes." It was hypothesized that different "probes" of these syndromes within the psychological domain of attribution patterns could show divergent I-C characters in a culture under conditions of social change. Ninety-eight university students from the United States and Puerto Rico were administered the Singelis, Triandis, Bhawuk, and Gelfand I-C...
Show moreThis study was an attempt to examine the validity of the view that the constructs of individualism and collectivism (I-C) are coherent "cultural syndromes." It was hypothesized that different "probes" of these syndromes within the psychological domain of attribution patterns could show divergent I-C characters in a culture under conditions of social change. Ninety-eight university students from the United States and Puerto Rico were administered the Singelis, Triandis, Bhawuk, and Gelfand I-C Scale, Rotter's I-E Scale, and Miller and Luthar's (1989) justice-related moral accountability vignettes. Contrary to expectation, the Puerto Rican sample was found to be less external in locus of control than the United States sample, and there were no cultural differences in moral accountability. In addition, no strong relationships were found among the variables at the individual level of analysis. Possible causes for these results discussed are sample unrepresentativeness, the non-equivalence of the levels of analysis, and social change.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1999
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15684
- Subject Headings
- Individualism, Collectivism, Social change
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Group-level consequences of communication about physical appearance.
- Creator
- Schwartz, Donna Jill., Florida Atlantic University, Tarantino, Santo J.
- Abstract/Description
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Recent research has looked at sociocultural standards and social comparison to explain body image disturbances (Thompson, 1996). This study uses Latane's Dynamic Social Impact Theory to explore the emergence of group level consequences of discussing these societal standards of physical appearance. It was hypothesized that there would be more clustering, consolidation, correlation and continued diversity amongst the participants opinions by the end of the five week discussion. These hypotheses...
Show moreRecent research has looked at sociocultural standards and social comparison to explain body image disturbances (Thompson, 1996). This study uses Latane's Dynamic Social Impact Theory to explore the emergence of group level consequences of discussing these societal standards of physical appearance. It was hypothesized that there would be more clustering, consolidation, correlation and continued diversity amongst the participants opinions by the end of the five week discussion. These hypotheses were not supported by measures of clustering, consolidation, correlation and continued diversity. These results indicate that Dynamic Social Impact Theory alone may not be useful for studying the consequence of group discussion on changing beliefs about physical appearance. More research is needed to determine whether adding an educational component to the program would bolster the effectiveness of Dynamic Social Impact Theory in regard to understanding the process by which people's attitudes about their bodies are changed.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2000
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12724
- Subject Headings
- Body image disturbance, Body image, Social psychology
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Child Maltreatment and Maladaptive Behavior: An Exploration of the Role of Hostility, Social Influence, and Proximity, Regarding Social Learning in Children.
- Creator
- Samimi, Linda, Tarantino, Santo J., Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Sociology
- Abstract/Description
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A study comparing children identified through the juvenile justice system as maltreated to nonmaltreated children was conducted to assess differences in hostility levels between the two groups. Hostility, conceptualized as resistance to social influence, was hypothesized to originate in early childhood as a psychological distancing mechanism which generalizes to social situations of all types. It was further hypothesized that this distancing would promote resistance to social influence and a...
Show moreA study comparing children identified through the juvenile justice system as maltreated to nonmaltreated children was conducted to assess differences in hostility levels between the two groups. Hostility, conceptualized as resistance to social influence, was hypothesized to originate in early childhood as a psychological distancing mechanism which generalizes to social situations of all types. It was further hypothesized that this distancing would promote resistance to social influence and a preference for increased social diatance, diminishing the impact of social learning modalities and increasing the risk for the development of maladaptive social behaviors. T-tests and analysis of variance indicated no significant differences between the two groups regarding hostility scale scores, although maltreated children evidenced significantly less susceptibility to social influence, and were found to score significantly lower on socialization and social adjustment measures.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1987
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00012597
- Subject Headings
- Child abuse, Hostility (Psychology), Social interaction in children
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- EARLY SUBJECT-OBJECT RELATIONS AND THE PERCEPTION OF SYNTACTIC RELATIONS IN SPEECH: THE SOCIAL GENESIS OF SEMANTIC STRUCTURE AS A FUNCTION OF FATHER ABSENCE.
- Creator
- LORICCHIO, DAVID FRANK., Florida Atlantic University, Tarantino, Santo J., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Sociology
- Abstract/Description
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Statistical analysis of test scores obtained from forty-one children separated from the father during early life and their matched controls provides support for the conclusion that the quality or type of subject-object interaction in the caretaking environment effectively contributes to one's concept of the self as involved in a world of other selves and objects, as one other member of a social system. The concepts of self and other are derived from the form of experience which one has had in...
Show moreStatistical analysis of test scores obtained from forty-one children separated from the father during early life and their matched controls provides support for the conclusion that the quality or type of subject-object interaction in the caretaking environment effectively contributes to one's concept of the self as involved in a world of other selves and objects, as one other member of a social system. The concepts of self and other are derived from the form of experience which one has had in responding to others present. Conceptual thinking emerges as a reflection upon objects known. Objects are known to the self as a result of actions taken in response to a thing's good or useful properties. Seen in this way, knowledge represents an instrumental relation of knower to thing known.
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- 1980
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14028
- Subject Headings
- Cognition in children, Paternal deprivation
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The symbolic interactionist root images of Herbert Blumer: Their theoretical consistency and their application to his substantive research.
- Creator
- Dupont, Benoit Yves., Florida Atlantic University, Tarantino, Santo J., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Sociology
- Abstract/Description
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The thesis provides an in-depth analysis of Blumer's theoretical concepts, or root images, which constitute the theoretical framework of his symbolic interactionism. It is argued that the root images are consistent theoretical concepts in that they do not present a subjectivist, a voluntaristic, an astructural, and a microsociological bias. A study of the application of Blumer's root images to his substantive research is developed along a classification of social groups into what Blumer calls...
Show moreThe thesis provides an in-depth analysis of Blumer's theoretical concepts, or root images, which constitute the theoretical framework of his symbolic interactionism. It is argued that the root images are consistent theoretical concepts in that they do not present a subjectivist, a voluntaristic, an astructural, and a microsociological bias. A study of the application of Blumer's root images to his substantive research is developed along a classification of social groups into what Blumer calls "collectivities", i.e. elementary collective groups (the crowd, the mass, the public) and social movements, and "organizations", i.e. labor unions and management organizations. The analysis shows the validity of symbolic interactionism as a macrosociological theory. It nevertheless suggests some theoretical refinements as to the symbolic interactionist treatment of macro social groups.
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- 1993
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14888
- Subject Headings
- Blumer, Herbert,--1900-1987--Criticism and interpretation, Symbolic interactionism
- Format
- Document (PDF)