A Test of a Micro-Level Application of Shaming Theory

Street Youths′ Fear of Violent Crime

“…The literature suggests that people's integration into supportive social networks may lead to lower perceptions of fear and risk. Here I examine social support, which was measured by five items (Tittle et al 2003). Respondents were asked how likely they could easily get help if they: needed a place to stay for a few days; needed someone to talk to when depressed; needed to borrow a 100 dollars; needed to get transportation, fell and broke their leg (not likely ¼ 1; very likely ¼ 5) (alpha ¼ .78).…”

Street youths' violent responses to violent personal, vicarious, and anticipated strain

“…Violent values were determined by asking respondents on a scale of 0 (very wrong) to 10 (not wrong at all) how morally wrong the violent act portrayed in the three scenarios was (alpha = .63). Social support was measured by five items (Tittle, Bratton, & Gertz, 2003). Respondents were asked how likely they could easily get help if they: needed a place to stay for a few days, needed someone to talk to when depressed, needed to borrow a hundred dollars, needed to get transportation, fell and broke their leg (not likely = 1, very likely = 5)(alpha = .78).…”

Reintegrative shaming: Informal means of formal social control of crime

“…takođe samo delimično potvrđuju pretpostavke teorije reintegrativnog posramljivanja. Prema autorima, varijable koje prema teoriji generišu kriminal (stigmatizirajuće posramljivanje, biti objekat ogovaranja) povećavaju verovatnoću određenih oblika nedoličnog ponašanja, dok nije potvrđeno da reintegrativno posramljivanje utiče na redukovanje takvog ponašanja (Tittle et al, 2003). Sličan je i nalaz studija Botchkovar i Tittle (2005;2008), koji su zaključili da dezintegrativno posramljivanje povećava verovatnoću devijantnog ponašanja, ali nisu potvrdili pretpostavku da reinegrativno posramljivanje ima suprotan efekat.…”