Motivation and emotion/Book/2022/Relative deprivation and motivation

= Overview =


 * 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

 * 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

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

Fraternalistic relative deprivation

 * 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

Relevant Theories of Motivation

 * x
 * x
 * xCase

Life Satisfaction

 * x
 * x
 * x

Protest/ Social Movements



 * 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

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

Relative Satisfaction

 * 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
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)