SOCIAL-PSYCH EXP OF AGG : INSTITUTIONAL AGG Flashcards
define institution
a large scale organisation that impacts whole of society e.g. school, religion and government
what are the two explanations we must remember when it comes to social-psych factors for aggression?
dispositional explanation
situational explanation
what is the dispositional explanation and who made it?
the importation model created by Irwin and Cressey
what is the situational explanation and who created it?
deprivation model and Clemmers created it
summarise the dispositional explanation
willingness to use violence in prisons, importing behaviour from outside world
Irwin and Cressey argue that…
prisons are not isolated from everyday life
Irwin and Cressey say that prisoners…
bring subculture typical of criminality such as beliefs, norms and values, attitudes, gender, race and class
why do prisoners import behaviour into prisons according to Irwin and Cressey?
to negotiate their way through unfamiliar and frightening environment
why do prisoners negotiate their way through prisons?
to establish power, influence, status and gain access to resources
Irwin and Cressey say that aggression is a product of…
individual characteristics, not the environment
who has supporting research for the dispositional explanation?
DeLisi
who did DeLisi study?
813 juvenile delinquents and their dispositional factors
give examples of dispositional factors that DeLisi studied?
childhood trauma, increased anger and irritability, substance abuse, violent behaviour
what were the juvenile delinquent DeLisi studied more likely to do?
to be suicidal or engage in sexual misconduct in comparison to those with less dispositional factors
summarise the situational explanation of agg
the prison environment deprives prisoners leading to aggression
prison leads to…
stress and prisoners cope with aggression and violence
why do prisoners cope with aggression and violence according to Clemmers?
because of a lack of freedom, independence, goods and services and lack of heterosexual intimacy
a _____ to acquire ____ leads to increased aggression
a competition to acquire resources leads to increased aggression
prison regime according to Clemmers is…
unpredictable with lock ups
the prison regime being unpredictable leads to prisoners being…
frustrated and less stimulated as they have no activity and less access to good
Clemmers would say that violence is…
an adaptive solution to deprivation
who has supporting research for situational explanation of agg?
Steiner
what did Steiner study?
512 prisons in theUS, and what factors lead to agg
what did Steiner find as common within prisons?
higher inmate v inmate conflict if higher proportion of female officers, african-american inmates or inmates in protective custody
