Defenseive Structuring and Environmental Stress.

Siegel, Bernard J.

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Publication Date: 1970

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Defenseive Structuring and Environmental Stress

Siegel, Bernard J.

Amer J Sociol, 76, 1, 11-32, Jul '70

This essay explores a kind of adaptation, referred to as defenseive structuring, that recurs with great regularity among groups that perceive themselves as exposed to environmental stress of long duration with which they cannot cope directly and aggressively." (Author)

Descriptors: Cultural Isolation, Environmental Influences, Ethnic Groups, Ethnic Relations, Group Behavior, Group Structure, Identification (Psychology), Social Influences, Social Systems

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