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

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

Multimedia presentation (3 min)

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

Motivation

Relevant Theories of Motivation

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Case

Effects of Relative Deprivation

Life Satisfaction

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Protest/ Social Movements

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

• 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)

See also

• Equity theory (Book Chapter, 2022)
• Social comparison theory (Book Chapter, 2020)
• Relative Deprivation (APA Dictionary)
• Relative Deprivation and Emotion (Book Chapter, 2019)

References

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

External links

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