Gender, Attributions of Responsibility, and Negotiation of Deviant Labels in Small Groups
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2152574 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert L Young (0000-0001-5623-7195, The University of Texas at Arlington), Carol Y Thompson (Texas Christian University) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 626-652 |
| Publication date | 2011-08-01 |
| 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 | 10.1080/01639625.2010.514203 |
| OpenAlex | W2088867039 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 28 |
Incorporating both attribution and labeling theory, this article examines the negotiation of deviant labels in small groups, with emphasis on how that process is influenced by attributions of responsibility and the gender of group members. Pressures associated with goal-directed groups make deviant labeling and resistance a common occurrence, especially when the actions of members significantly interfere with group goals or normative expectations. Findings based on the analysis of narrative responses to vignettes demonstrate the prevalence and importance of accounts and conciliatory actions for mitigating group conflict and avoiding negative outcomes. Calling problematic members into account while avoiding hostile undertones effectively initiates dialogue and facilitates the negotiation of group strategies for completing tasks. However, the data also suggest that while deviant group members frequently offer accounts for objectionable behavior, such accounts are rarely honored by conforming members. The results also support previous work showing that women are more likely than men to use calls for accounts to seek mutually satisfactory solutions to group problems. In addition to accounts and conciliatory gestures, displays of interpersonal hostility and the formation of coalitions against the deviant were also found to be consequential elements of the deviance negotiation process
Attribution · Developmental psychology · Deviance (statistics · Group process · Hostility · Interpersonal communication · Narrative · Negotiation · Normative · Political science · Sociology · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Power and Status Dynamics · Social Psychology
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Crime and the Community
The Overdue Courtship of Attribution and Labeling
In a different voice
The Sociology of Georg Simmel
Gender differences in interaction style and influence
Bystander intervention in emergencies
Aligning Actions
Accounts
Interaction and the Conservation of Gender Inequality
Deviance on Record
Societal Reaction to Deviant Behavior
Expectancy Narratives and Interactional Contingencies
The Vignette Technique in Survey Research
Sociological Aspects of Attribution
The Family, the Welfare State and Community Care
| Citations per year | 0.31 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2013 - 2025 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |