Attributions of dangerousness and stigmatization
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2152013 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard S Bobys (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 15-29 |
| Publication date | 1980-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Deviant Behavior (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0163-9625 • E-ISSN: 1521-0456 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01639625.1980.9967540 |
| OpenAlex | W2136078083 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 29 |
This study empirically assesses whether the attribution of dangerousness to a deviant group can be justified as a valid contributing factor to the stigmatization of that group. The research hypothesis is that the greater the public attribution of dangerousness to a deviant group, the greater the group members are stigmatized in public opinion. Respondents to a mail questionnaire (N = 150) were asked to rate the dangerousness of and the degree to which they stigmatized members of eight different deviant groups: recovered alcoholics, ex‐mental hospital patients, ex‐patients of psychiatrists, ex‐murder convicts, ex‐shoplifters, ex‐homosexuals, recovered drug addicts, and ex‐tuberculosis patients. A newspaper and magazine search for articles depicting incidents that pertained to the phenomenon under study was also conducted. Analysis of data from both the questionnaire and newspaper/magazine search strongly support the dangerousness‐stigmatization hypothesis. Implications of the findings are discussed
Addiction · Advertising · Attribution · Newspaper · Psychiatry · Clinical Psychology · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Homelessness and Social Issues · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 1983 - 2022 (40) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |