this paper aims to investigate the role of relative deprivation in the formation of collective behavior among the young in kermanshah based on blumer’s interactionism theory. he is one of the outstanding figures concerning studies done about collective behavior in the field of sociology. he believed that collective behavior develops through five stages: social motivation, formation of connectiv...

This paper first offers a tribute to Samuel Stouffer (1900–1960), a major contributor to social psychology. He helped to establish probability surveys as a useful method for social science, led three major studies at midcentury, and introduced important new concepts and statistical methods. Thus, both conceptually and methodologically, he shaped modern social psychology. Second, the paper revit...

Two experiments utilized a new experimental paradigm – the IPD-MD game – to study how relative deprivation at the group level affects intergroup competition. The IPD-MD game enables group members to make a costly contribution to either a within-group pool that benefits fellow in-group members, or a between-group pool, which, in addition harms out-group members. We found that when group members ...

nowadays, one of the topics of interest to researchers is the authority of teachers, and fades it in universities. look at the reality in the society and comparing with historical context motivates researchers to question why some of the professors at the university have less authority. for this purpose, this research is trying to focus on economic and demographic factors, to answer questions. ...