Powerlessness and the Adaptive Responses of Disadvantaged Blacks
A Pilot Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7800841 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sumati N Dubey (Case Western Reserve University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1971 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 149-157 |
| Publication date | 1971-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Organization (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-7259 • E-ISSN: 1938-3517 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.17730/humo.30.2.63628146l733w464 |
| OpenAlex | W2029443410 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
The purpose of the study was to develop a theoretical scheme for classifying the American Black's responses to a situation of deprivation and powerlessness. It was argued that Blacks tend to respond in four major ways to their sense of powerlessness. These responses were labeled as Traditionalist, Protester, Criminal and Revolutionist.The hypotheses were tested with two sample groups, one employed and another unemployed, selected from the Black population in a large metropolitan area in the mid-western region of the United States.The findings also revealed that the criminal response was more characteristic of a group with a high sense of powerlessness and the protest response was more characteristic of a group with a low sense of powerlessness
Criminology · Disadvantaged · Geography · Metropolitan area · Political science · Population · Sample (material) · Sociology · Critical Race Theory in Education · Demography · Gender Studies · Law · Psychology · Race, History, and American Society · Social Psychology · Youth Development and Social Support
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 1975 - 2018 (44) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |