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Broadening Identity Theory's Scope. Edition No. 1
VDM Publishing House, May 2009, Pages: 76
This research explores the degree to which people
feel their actions are responsible for their position
within society. By focusing on people’s perceptions
of responsibility and contribution to events, I am
able to extend to scope of identity theory. I begin
by linking attributions to identity theory by arguing
that the perceived source of an attribution
significantly affects an actor’s sense of self.
Results show that the perceived source of an
attribution affects one’s sense of self and
psychological well-being. Further, I extend identity
theory by linking it to self-evaluation theory. This
latter theory when joined with identity theory helps
provide a partial explanation for why we see that
social change occurs slowly within society. These
data are explored with a sample of respondents who
resided in Los Angeles County during the year 2000.
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