TY - JOUR
AU - Guthrie, George M.
AB - Two alternative hypotheses of the psychological impact of planned social change in the lowland Philippines were investigated. (1) Planned social change produces social reinforcement which leads to a more content population; or (2) it leads to a cycle of rising expectations which outstrip actual accomplishment, the result of which is dissatisfaction and hostility-especially among young people. Results in general favored the social reinforcement hypothesis. Efforts aimed at increasing a community's level of development tend to produce more modern value systems and increased general contentment. However, they also tend to produce a greater emphasis upon the local government to continue to meet the needs of people.
TI - Inflated Expectations and Social Reinforcement in the Lowland Philippines
JF - Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
DO - 10.1177/002202217200300107
DA - 1972-03-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/inflated-expectations-and-social-reinforcement-in-the-lowland-iKmes0gu0Q
SP - 83
EP - 92
VL - 3
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -