The Theory of Social Control and the Social Psychology of Disatisfaciton:
The Theory of Social Control (TSC) is grounded in satisfaction and happiness research. The study investigated the reasons behind relatively low levels of civil and personal satisfaction, subjective social well-being and experienced happiness in the post-communist Hungarian social context. The basic...
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| description | The Theory of Social Control (TSC) is grounded in satisfaction and happiness research. The study investigated the reasons behind relatively low levels of civil and personal satisfaction, subjective social well-being and experienced happiness in the post-communist Hungarian social context. The basic social process uncovered in the research is self-situating, which involves a continuous assessment of social control, which occurs on three psychological dimensions: activity, fairness and connectedness, operated via social flow. The culturally salient outcome of self-situating in Hungary is self-victimizing, meaning a subjective loss of control on all three dimensions. Some of the most important emotional-motivational consequences of self-victimizing are inhibition, regression and isolation, which contribute to various socio-cultural phenomenon such as distrust, bystander strategies, pessimism or anomie across a number of social situations. Based on the emerging theory, the concept of subjective social control is introduced and an expanded three-dimensional model of civil satisfaction, comfort and contribution, along with psychological and cultural implications, are discussed.
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| spelling | doaj-art-e92fa2de46e447aba9e3055015fbfc852025-08-20T03:29:34ZengSociology PressGrounded Theory Review: An International Journal1556-15421556-15502011-06-011002The Theory of Social Control and the Social Psychology of Disatisfaciton: Orsolya SelymesThe Theory of Social Control (TSC) is grounded in satisfaction and happiness research. The study investigated the reasons behind relatively low levels of civil and personal satisfaction, subjective social well-being and experienced happiness in the post-communist Hungarian social context. The basic social process uncovered in the research is self-situating, which involves a continuous assessment of social control, which occurs on three psychological dimensions: activity, fairness and connectedness, operated via social flow. The culturally salient outcome of self-situating in Hungary is self-victimizing, meaning a subjective loss of control on all three dimensions. Some of the most important emotional-motivational consequences of self-victimizing are inhibition, regression and isolation, which contribute to various socio-cultural phenomenon such as distrust, bystander strategies, pessimism or anomie across a number of social situations. Based on the emerging theory, the concept of subjective social control is introduced and an expanded three-dimensional model of civil satisfaction, comfort and contribution, along with psychological and cultural implications, are discussed. https://groundedtheoryreview.org/index.php/gtr/article/view/129Grounded Theorysocial controlself-situatingself-victimizingactivityfairness |
| spellingShingle | Orsolya Selymes The Theory of Social Control and the Social Psychology of Disatisfaciton: Grounded Theory Review: An International Journal Grounded Theory social control self-situating self-victimizing activity fairness |
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| title_short | The Theory of Social Control and the Social Psychology of Disatisfaciton: |
| title_sort | theory of social control and the social psychology of disatisfaciton |
| topic | Grounded Theory social control self-situating self-victimizing activity fairness |
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