Scapegoating
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7078439 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stjepan G Mestrovic (Texas A&M University, corresponding author), Stjepan Mestrovic |
| Year | 2019 |
| Pages | 1-2 |
| Publication date | 2019-05-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeoss019.pub2 |
| OpenAlex | W4241865375 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
Émile Durkheim's theory of religion offers the most comprehensive and universal understanding of scapegoating as a process linked to the religious and legal phenomena of expiation, sacrifice, and responsibility. When a peculiar event occurs that causes fear, anxiety, or other distressing emotions, responsibility and punishment are aimed at someone, something, or a group as expiation for the perceived pain and suffering. The object of scapegoating is not objectively responsible as much as responsibility falls upon them
Anxiety · Criminology · Event (particle physics · Physics · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychoanalysis · Punishment (psychology · Sacrifice · Scapegoat · Scapegoating · Theology · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Law · Philosophy · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |