TY - JOUR
T1 - Attitudes and Behavior toward Hippies
T2 - a Field Experiment Accompanied by Home Interviews
AU - Steffensmeier, Renee Hoffman
AU - Steffensmeier, Darrell J.
PY - 1975/6
Y1 - 1975/6
N2 - It was hypothesized that subjects who exhibit high social distance toward a hippie‐target will be more likely to report a hippie shoplifter than subjects low on social distance. This hypothesis is derived from the theoretical literature in deviant behavior and social psychology and examines two issues: (1) the relationship between social distance and the severity of reaction to deviance, and (2) the extent of congruence between verbal scale scores and overt actions. The hypothesis was tested using observational data collected during a field experiment in which rigged shoplitting events were enacted and self‐report data collected during follow‐up interviews. The data support our hypothesis and increases our confidence in the congruence of attitudes and behavior.
AB - It was hypothesized that subjects who exhibit high social distance toward a hippie‐target will be more likely to report a hippie shoplifter than subjects low on social distance. This hypothesis is derived from the theoretical literature in deviant behavior and social psychology and examines two issues: (1) the relationship between social distance and the severity of reaction to deviance, and (2) the extent of congruence between verbal scale scores and overt actions. The hypothesis was tested using observational data collected during a field experiment in which rigged shoplitting events were enacted and self‐report data collected during follow‐up interviews. The data support our hypothesis and increases our confidence in the congruence of attitudes and behavior.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1533-8525.1975.tb00956.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1533-8525.1975.tb00956.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84995123567
SN - 0038-0253
VL - 16
SP - 393
EP - 400
JO - Sociological Quarterly
JF - Sociological Quarterly
IS - 3
ER -