Toward a general theory of psychosocial deviance: The case of aggressive behavior

Examining Strain in a School Context

“…In a tangential line of research over several decades, Kaplan and his colleagues have developed and tested a general theory suggesting that social relationships can facilitate the individual motivation (e.g., negative self-feelings and self-esteem) necessary to engage in delinquency and deviance (see Kaplan, 1972Kaplan, , 1975Kaplan, , 1980Kaplan, , 1984Kaplan & Damphouse, 1997;Kaplan & Johnson, 2001;Kaplan et al, 1986;Kaplan & Peck, 1992 has focused on the intervening and mediating effects of negative self-feelings on the relationship between relative deprivation and crime. Stiles, Liu, and Kaplan (2000) analyzed a single wave of panel data collected from more than 6,000 subjects, who were surveyed when they were in their mid-to-late twenties.…”

Negative social sanctions, self‐derogation, and deviant behavior: Main and interactive effects in longitudinal perspective

“…According to the theoretical formulation that guides the present analyses (Kaplan 1972(Kaplan , 1975(Kaplan , 1980(Kaplan , 1982(Kaplan , 1984(Kaplan , 1986, escalation or amplification of deviant behavior following the application of social sanction can occur in three ways. First, the deviant may lose motivation to conform to conventional norms (at the same time acquiring motivation to deviate from conventional norms).…”

The Role of Alcohol and Steroid Hormones in Human Aggression

“…In this class are the frustration-aggression theory of , Bandura's social learning theory (1973), Palmer's "A Clockwork Orange" theory (1972) derived from Burgess's book (1962) locating the cause of violence in boredom and thrill-seeking, and Kaplan's (1972) self-attitude theory.…”