Negative Reciprocity Beliefs and Forgivingness Trait as Predictors of Attitude Towards Mob Justice

Bachelor Thesis , 2018 , 41 Pages , Grade: 1.1

Psychology - Social Psychology

This research aimed at finding if one’s negative reciprocity beliefs and forgivingness trait are predictors of one’s attitude towards mob-justice. The population for the research was members of the New-Weija community. A total of 208 participants were sampled for the studies using the convenience and accidental sampling technique.

Mob justice is a threat to the security of citizens in Ghana, if one is taking into account the tendency of the mob to take justice into their incapable hands. Tracing the history of mob justice in Ghana, and the circumstances under which victims are accused of wrong doing; it can be realized that normally the victims were strangers. They were not known in that particular community; hence they were easily suspected as criminals. This is a threat to all Ghanaians: this is because one may find him/herself in a different vicinity, village or region due to many genuine reasons. It could be due to national service, contracts, personal reasons and many more. Some examples of victims who died in strange towns are captured in the background study.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION
Background Study
Statement of the Problem
Aims and Objectives of the study
Importance of the study

LITERATURE REVIEW
Theoretical Framework
The Negative Norm of Reciprocity
Belief in a Just World (Lerner, 1965)
Anomie Theory (Baker, 2002)
Forgiveness
Review of Related Studies
Mob justice and negative reciprocity beliefs
Mob justice and forgivingness
Mob-justice and other factors
Statement of Hypotheses
Operational definition of terms

METHODOLOGY
Study Design
Participants
Data Collection Procedure
Measures
Negative reciprocity beliefs
The trait forgivingness
Attitude toward mob justice
Demographics
Ethical Considerations
Data Analysis

RESULTS

DISCUSSION
Discussion of findings
Limitations and directions for future research
Research Implications
Recommendations for practice
Conclusion

REFERENCES

APPENDIX A

APPENDIX B

• College: University of Ghana, Legon
• Grade: 1.1
• Author: Winifred Mensah (Author)
• Publication Year: 2018
• Pages: 41
• Catalog Number: V1167709
• ISBN (eBook): 9783346584991
• ISBN (eBook): 9783346584991
• ISBN (eBook): 9783346584991
• ISBN (Book): 9783346585004
• Language: English
• Tags: negative, reciprocity, beliefs, forgivingness, trait, predictors, attitude, towards, justice