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Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: Origin of Concept, Definition and Important Concepts

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Origin of Concept

Early examples of the self-fulfilling prophecy are the Greek myths surrounding Oedipus. Oedipus fulfills the oracle ′ s prophecy that a person will kill the father and marry the mother, by striving to avoid the prophecy. This can be called a self-fulfilling prophecy because Oedipus ′ actions made the prophecy true.

Definition

Robert Merton, a 20th century sociologist, actually …

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Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: Steps in a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy and Group Effect of Self-Fulfilling Prophecies

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Steps in a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

The creation of a self-fulfilling prophecy involves the following steps

  • People form certain expectations about other people or events
  • People communicate those expectations using various cues
  • Other people tend to respond to these cues by adjusting their behavior to match them
  • The result is that the original expectation becomes true

Group Effect of Self-Fulfilling Prophecies

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