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Social Structure and Psychological Functioning

Distress, Perceived Control, and Trust

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Some conditions rob people of control over their own lives. Joblessness, dependency, alienated labor, victimization, disadvantage, and disorder ingrain a sense of powerlessness and mistrust that demoralizes and distresses. The most destructive situations hide from people in them the fact that everyone has a choice. However threatening or constricting the situation, it is better to try to understand and solve the problems than it is to avoid or meekly bear them as the inevitable burden of life.

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Ross, C.E., Mirowsky, J. (2006). Social Structure and Psychological Functioning. In: Delamater, J. (eds) Handbook of Social Psychology. Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-36921-X_17

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