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Relative Deprivation and Motivation:
What is the effect of relative deprivation on motivation?


Overview

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  • Clearly state the relationship between Relative Deprivation RD and Motivational outcomes
  • Key players: Walter Runcimen & Samuel Stouffer
  • Context
  • The concept of Relative Deprivation was divided into two clear conceptual distinctions, Egoistic Relative Deprivation and Fraternalisitic Deprivation ( Cite: Walter Runcimen)


John Stacey Adams - who is he? what was his role in equity theory.

Relative Deprivation Theory

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  • DEFINITION:
  • Context / history:
  • The concept of Relative Deprivation was divided into two clear conceptual distinctions, Egoistic Relative Deprivation and Fraternalisitic Deprivation (Runciman, 1966).

Egoistic Relative Deprivation

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  • Definition: the perceived discrepancy between an individual’s own current position and the comparison standard
  • Characteristics
  • Example

Fraternalistic relative deprivation

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  • the perceived discrepancy between the position that the person’s ingroup actually has and the position the person thinks it ought to have
  • Characteristics
  • Example

Motivation

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Relevant Theories of Motivation

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  • x
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Case

Effects of Relative Deprivation

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Life Satisfaction

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Protest/ Social Movements

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Figure 1. Social Movement is an example of a possible consequence of relative deprivation - Black Lives Matter Protest, Melbourne Australia
  • Major para - well evidenced in the literature - RD is motivator for social mobility and change motivation
  • Also is motivator; violence, riot, social deviance

Mental Health

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  • Poorer physical and MH Outcomes (Mishra, & Carleton, 2015)
  • Why?
  • Implications

Relative Satisfaction

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  • Offer opposing construct (define)
  • Connect with effects of this on Self concept, attitudes, Motivation - outcomes; Wellbeing, social mobility/movement & 1
  • Ways to mediate from a position of relative deprivation to a position of satisfaction?

Conclusion

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Notes to self answer:

  • The effect of relative deprivation on motivation XXX
  • On the basis of psych theory and research
  • Answer focus Q.
  • Take home message - Link (treat as thesis)

See also

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References

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List the cited references in APA style (7th ed.) or wiki style. APA style example:

Mishra, S., & Carleton, R. N. (2015). Subjective relative deprivation is associated with poorer physical and mental health. Social Science & Medicine, 147, 144–149. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.10.030

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  • Youtube Video by Khan academy on Social movements (Inc. Relative Deprivation Theory)