The Cocoanut Grove fire
A Study in Scapegoating
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3935484 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Helene Rank Veltfort, George E Lee |
| Year | 1943 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 2, Suppl |
| Pages | 138-154 |
| Publication date | 1943-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0096-851X |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/h0063188 |
| OpenAlex | W2062910316 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
The Boston newspapers during the month after the night-club disaster are analyzed to show the steps in the process of fixing the blame. Aggressive scapegoating is interpreted as the outgrowth of fear of being caught in similar disasters and of frustration in the desire to help the dead or to prevent recurrences. Latent hostilities toward government officials, wealthy owners, and Jews are shown to influence the scapegoating. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)
Political science · Scapegoating · Disaster Management and Resilience · Psychology · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
Blamestorming, Blamemongers and Scapegoats
Motivational biases in the attribution of responsibility for an accident
Socialpsychological Processes Underlying Attitudes Toward Legal Punishment
Birth order, anxiety, and affiliation during a crisis
Psychological Stress
Organizing Theories for Disasters into a Complex Adaptive System Framework
The Rational and the Ambivalent in the Social Sciences
Scapegoating in Small Groups
Honourable Members and Dishonourable Deeds
Masters of suspicion
Integrative beliefs in group crises
| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,16 |
| Citation span | 1959 - 2021 (63) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |