Correlates of marginality: toward a clarification of the concept of marginality

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dc.contributor.author Kaldenberg, Dennis
dc.contributor.department Sociology and Anthropology
dc.date 2018-08-17T09:53:14.000
dc.date.accessioned 2020-07-02T05:55:58Z
dc.date.available 2020-07-02T05:55:58Z
dc.date.copyright Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 UTC 1980
dc.date.issued 1980
dc.description.abstract <p>This dissertation is a quantitative and theoretical discussion of marginality. Marginality, according to Robert Merton, is the condition of being ineligible for membership in a group in which membership is sought. Using this definition, a study is made of a class of conditionally and unconditionally admitted law students at a Midwestern law school. The conditional students are considered marginal because they do not meet the eligibility requirements necessary for unconditional admission;The hypotheses for this study were generated from an earlier field study of this group of law students. The hypotheses predict a positive relationship between marginality and powerlessness, normlessness, self-estrangement, negative self-concept, job dissatisfaction, and certain health and psychological disorders. Further, it is hypothesized that the strength of these relationships will increase as the salience of success in the law school increases. General and situation specific measures of powerlessness, normlessness, and self-estrangement were used to study the context in which these forms of discord occur. All of the hypotheses are supported, although the strengths of the relationships vary;An attempt is made to develop a general theory of marginality by using the results of this study and combining them with previous research and theory. The general theory examines the different types and sources of marginality. Objective, subjective, structural, cultural, and reality marginalities are discussed. The general theory also tries to delineate some of the consequences and concomitants of marginality. The dissertation concludes with an argument that the measurement of marginality in this study comes closer to what is meant by alienation than any of the existing measures of alienation. Perhaps, marginality should be integrated into the theories of alienation and studied in that context.</p>
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dc.identifier.articleid 7696
dc.identifier.contextkey 6278671
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.31274/rtd-180813-3531
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dc.identifier.submissionpath rtd/6697
dc.identifier.uri https://dr.lib.iastate.edu/handle/20.500.12876/79492
dc.language.iso en
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dc.subject.disciplines Quantitative, Qualitative, Comparative, and Historical Methodologies
dc.subject.disciplines Theory, Knowledge and Science
dc.subject.keywords Sociology
dc.title Correlates of marginality: toward a clarification of the concept of marginality
dc.type article
dc.type.genre dissertation
dspace.entity.type Publication
thesis.degree.level dissertation
thesis.degree.name Doctor of Philosophy
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