PSYC 331 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Relative Deprivation, Equity Theory

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 331
• Professor: Donald Taylor

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Feel entitled to x: it reminds us of equity theory, if i don"t feel i deserve that, i will not feel that i need it. Feel that it is feasible to attain x: if you feel that it is feasible, you feel frustrated not to attain it, it is when i see that it is not feasible that i get very upset. Not feel personally responsible for lack of x: if you do not meet the criteria for all of them, you will not feel deprivation. She suggested that there are specific set of conditions that need to be lay out for an individual to feel relatively deprived. All 5 conditions must be there to get relative deprivation. It is coming increasingly easier for people to get to know what people have in other countries. A discrepancy between actual outcomes and desired outcomes. A discrepancy between actual outcomes and the outcomes deserved.