NCJ Number
132594
Editor(s)
I Munnich,
B Kolozsi
Date Published
1991
Length
234 pages
Annotation
This series of research papers on deviance in Hungary addresses deviance among social classes, suicidal behavior, drug and alcohol dependency, criminal behavior, and early antecedents of deviant behavior.
Abstract
This series of papers constitutes the fourth of four projects from the Hungarian research program entitled "The Scientific Groundwork for Social Policy: Investigation of the Structural and Cognitive Processes of Society." A paper on deviance distinguished by social class concludes that the social differences in the frequency and intensity of life stress is the most plausible explanation for the greater manifestation of some forms of deviancy among the lower classes compared to the upper classes. Another paper considers how the mass media molds public attitudes toward various kinds of deviant behavior. Three papers on drug and alcohol dependency address alcohol consumption among drug users, the public's view of the role of various helping professions in the prevention of drug-related problems, and the interpersonal and psychodynamic models of drug addiction. Four papers on criminal behavior discuss morality and penal law, offender profiles derived from the Rosenzweig Picture Frustration Test, the classification of inmates in Hungarian prisons, and interaction between the police and crime victims. Papers on early antecedents of deviant behavior examine socialization and deviancy, the teacher's educational style and school adaptation, and the impact of the bathing experience for 3-month-old babies on subsequent development. Chapter references and figures