A Reference Group Theory of Partisan Coalitions

1991 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 1134-1149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arthur H. Miller ◽  
Christopher Wlezien ◽  
Anne Hildreth
Keyword(s):  
Group Theory ◽  
Reference Group ◽  
Reference Group Theory

Election Jokes: The Effects of Reference Group Membership

1966 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 600-602 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert F. Priest
Keyword(s):  
Group Theory ◽  
Group Membership ◽  
Reference Group ◽  
Multiple Correlation ◽  
Reference Group Theory ◽  
Candidate Preference ◽  
The Difference

Jokes about Gold water and Johnson were rated by 130 Ss on election day in 1964. The difference in their response to these two types of joke correlated .53 with their candidate preference, even with the differences in their understanding of the points of the jokes partialled out. The multiple correlation of differential comprehension and candidate preference with differential humor is .62. The evidence supports a reference group theory of humor.

Religiosity, Social Class, and Alcohol Use: An Application of Reference Group Theory

1990 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie Clarke ◽  
Leonard Beeghley ◽  
John K. Cochran
Keyword(s):  
Group Theory ◽  
Social Class ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Reference Group ◽  
Reference Group Theory

Readings in Reference Group Theory and Research.

Social Forces ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 373
Author(s):  
Francis C. May ◽  
Herbert H. Hyman ◽  
Eleanor Singer
Keyword(s):  
Group Theory ◽  
Reference Group ◽  
Reference Group Theory

High School Students' Marital Lifestyle Preferences: A Test of Reference Group Theory

1986 ◽  
Vol 39 (11) ◽  
pp. 1053-1066 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darlene Violet ◽  
T. Neal Garland ◽  
Brian F. Pendleton
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Group Theory ◽  
Reference Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Reference Group Theory

Readings in Reference Group Theory and Research.

1969 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 118
Author(s):  
Marc Pilisuk ◽  
Herbert H. Hyman ◽  
Eleanor Singer
Keyword(s):  
Group Theory ◽  
Reference Group ◽  
Reference Group Theory

Comment on Priest's Article: “Election Jokes: The Effects of Reference Group Membership”

1967 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 305-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence La Fave
Keyword(s):  
Group Theory ◽  
Group Membership ◽  
Reference Group ◽  
Post Mortem ◽  
Reference Group Theory ◽  
Methodological Errors

Priest maintains that all relevant studies prior to his own support a reference group theory of humor. However, only La Fave's experiment does unequivocally. Both the Wolff, Smith, and Murray and the Middleton experiments make methodological errors, acknowledged by the authors themselves, which render a reference group interpretation of their data debatable. However, these authors also furnish perceptive, post mortem analyses which suggest that, were their methodologies less inadequate, the reference group construct would have won support

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