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Title
Do people perceive juvenile sex offenders who are gay and Christian as hypocrites?: social identity theory and dual identity defendants
Description
This study investigates the presence of a dual identity defendant, and how sharing an in-group can create a judgment bias. A sample of 256 participants was used to test whether there was a relationship between judgment punitiveness, perceptions of shared identity, hypocrisy and the social identities (religion and sexual orientation) of the participants and a defendant charges with a sexual offence. Results suggest that Christian participants selected more punitive outcomes for the defendant compared to non-Christian participants. Further, participants were more punitive when the defendant was gay compared to when the defendant was heterosexual. Also, when the defendant was straight there was a stronger feeling of similarity between the participants and defendant compared to when the defendant was gay, and non-Christian participants had a stronger feeling of closeness to the defendant compared to Christian participants. There was a significant interaction found, suggesting that when the defendant was Christian and gay he was seen as more hypocritical compared to when he was Christian and straight; there was no interaction when the defendant was not Christian. These findings should aid in future research and a better understanding of how dual identity defendants are perceived in the courtroom.
Date Created
2014
Contributors
- Altholz, Rachel Leah (Author)
- Salerno, Jessica (Thesis advisor)
- Hall, Deborah (Committee member)
- Schweitzer, Nick (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
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Resource Type
Extent
v, 28 p. : ill
Language
eng
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
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Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.24907
Statement of Responsibility
by Rachel Leah Altholz
Description Source
Viewed on Nov. 17, 2014
Level of coding
full
Note
thesis
Partial requirement for: M.S., Arizona State University, 2014
bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 22-24)
Field of study: Psychology
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- 2014-06-09 02:09:38
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- 2021-08-30 01:35:23
- 3 years 2 months ago
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