The Internalization of Social Roles in Institutionalized Chronic Mental Patients

Bibliographic Data

ID2576769
AuthorsMadeline Karmel (corresponding author)
Year1970
Volume11
Issue3
Pages231
Publication date1970-09-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Health and Social Behavior (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-1465 • E-ISSN: 2150-6000
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/2948305
PMID5459656
OpenAlexW2331393555
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited12

Based on the internalization of a normal social role, an individual's social identity is seen as a reflection of how others perceive him and the social structure around him. The purpose of this study was to consider the theory from two opposing social situations: (1) the loss of internalized social roles as opposed to their incorporation, and (2) the internalization of a deviant social role as opposed to the internalization of a normal social role. The study of the chronically-ill, institutionalized mental patient enables both hypotheses to be tested at once, because the patient is removed from certain roles he has had in the past and is engaged in a deviant social role. Findings suggest (1) an individual will lose certain roles as part of his social identity if he is removed from these roles over time and (2) an individual does not acquire a social identity based on his deviant social role. The plausibility of these findings is discussed

Developmental psychology · Identity (music) · Internalization · Social group · Social identity approach · Social identity theory · Social relation · Medicine · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology

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