Attributions in social interactions: A qualitative study
| dc.contributor.author | Barga, Lynne R. | |
| dc.contributor.committeeChair | Williams, James L. | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Sadri, Mahmoud | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-09-06T13:47:26Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-09-06T13:47:26Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2003-12 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to investigate people's attributions in explaining ambiguously described behavior, and to discover whether and how those attributions reflect their social identities and social roles. A literature review grounded the study theoretically in Sociological Social Psychology. Qualitative methods of data collection and textual analysis were applied to open-ended questions about behavioral vignettes and a demographic information form. Five major themes of attributional derivation emerged, supported in the literature. (1) Personal experience; (2) Socialized norms, expectations, stereotypes; (3) Response to the vignette, not the behavior; (4) Impression management; (5) Thought complexity. Social roles and identities reflected four themes. (1) Relationships and human welfare—people in arts and humanities; (2) Behavioral perceptions—gays, lesbians, mixed ethnicities; (3) Political and religious ideologies (dualisms, role expectations, judgment)—conservatives and fundamentalists (4) Occupational characteristics. Future research should address other demographic or social characteristics, as well as asking entirely new questions. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11274/10286 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.subject | Social sciences | en_US |
| dc.subject | Psychology | en_US |
| dc.subject | Sociology | en_US |
| dc.title | Attributions in social interactions: A qualitative study | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| thesis.degree.department | Sociology | en_US |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Texas Woman's University | en_US |
| thesis.degree.level | Master | en_US |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Arts | en_US |