Occupational Status and the Experience of Anger

Autor/inn/en	Collett, Jessica L.; Lizardo, Omar
Titel	Occupational Status and the Experience of Anger
Quelle	In: Social Forces, 88 (2010) 5, S.2079-2104 (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7732
Schlagwörter	Employment Level; Socioeconomic Status; Experience; Psychological Patterns; Social Psychology + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Beschäftigungsgrad; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Erfahrung; Sozialpsychologie
Abstract	Current theories in the sociology of emotions posit contradictory expectations regarding the relationship between status and the relative experience of anger, with some predicting a negative relationship and others proposing a positive one. We test the compatibility of these opposing hypotheses by examining the relationship between anger and a key dimension of socioeconomic status--the occupational status score of an individual's occupation--for a representative sample of Americans. We connect different strands of theory and research in the social psychology of emotions to posit a non-linear relationship between occupational status and the experience of anger. Analyses of data from the 1996 General Social Survey's emotions module (N = 1460) are consistent with this integrative account. Individuals located at the two opposite ends of the status and prestige hierarchy are more likely to experience anger than those of middle status. We use insight from Blau's macro-structural theory to help elucidate this complex relationship. (Contains 2 tables, 2 figures and 6 notes.) (As Provided).
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