The Unwed Father

A 'Non-Deviant' Rule Breaker

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2275974
AutoresErdwin H Pfuhl (Arizona State University, autor de correspondencia)
Año1978
Volumen19
Número1
Páginas113-128
Fecha de publicación1978-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSociological Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0038-0253 • E-ISSN: 1533-8525
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1533-8525.1978.tb02175.x
OpenAlexW2066861441
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas14
Referencias citadas17

By and large, men (unwed fathers) responsible for impregnating unmarried women have successfully avoided being labeled deviant and have been largely overlooked as sociological research subjects. After they responded to newspaper advertisements, 140 men responsible for 176 extramarital pregnancies were interviewed to determine how they avoid being identified and sanctioned despite their apparent culpability. Factors investigated include: lack of a sense of moral trespass (including the double standard, perception of the pair relationship, and contextual moral meanings), visibility, and social distance. The apparent inconsistency between culpability of behavior and absence of labeling is reconciled by consideration of the “morality of consequences” and the “morality of intentions.” It is suggested that consideration of the interaction of rules based on these moralities contributes to an understanding of the labeling process

Circuit breaker · Epistemology · Sociology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Engineering · Law in Society and Culture · Law, Rights, and Freedoms · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology