Reference Groups, Socialization and Achievement
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5249381 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Theodore D Kemper (Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1968 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 31 |
| Publication date | 1968-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-1224 • E-ISSN: 1939-8271 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2092238 |
| PMID | 5644338 |
| OpenAlex | W2335689944 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 68 |
This paper suggests that there are three important types of reference groups which act together to foster achievement level striving. These are the normative group, the role model and the audience. The normative group defines the roles the individual is to assume, the model provides exemplification of how the role is to be performed, at least adequately, and the audience provides anticipation of rewards for outstanding performance in the role. Expectations for performance level attained in two types of situations are discussed: (a) instances where one or more of the three reference groups is missing in the individual's reference group reporters, and (b) instances where the three reference groups are not located in the same concrete group or person. Finally, the reference group theory of achievement is compared with David McClelland's theory of n-Achievement and Max Weber's theory of achievement implicit in The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
Developmental psychology · Mathematics education · Socialization · Sociology · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 68 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,19 |
| Citation span | 1969 - 2025 (57) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 67 |