Shame, Ethical Identity and Conformity: Lessons from Research on the Psychology of Social Influence
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UNDERSTANDING EMOTIONS IS essential to developing an account of why people commit crime and how they react when caught. Research across a number of disciplines suggests that shame, which is the focus of this chapter, plays a significant role in how societies achieve conformity (Barbalet 1998; Benedict 1946; Braithwaite 1989; Scheff 1988). This literature highlights the role that shame plays in preventing individuals from committing criminal offences (Grasmick and Bursik 1990; Svensson 2004;...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2011 |
Type: | Book chapter |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/32734 |
Book Title: | Emotions, Crime and Justice |
DOI: | 10.5040/9781472565471.ch-009 |
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