Re: research on self selection | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Bitner/Stevenson (lilbertearthlink.net) | |
Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1999 20:27:52 -0600 (MDT) |
> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01BF0CC8.C657D260 > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > the discussion thread on inclusion & exclusion in cohousing reminded me = > of Iannaccone's research: > > Source: Laurence Iannaccone (1992) "Sacrifice and Stigma: Reducing = > Free-riding in Cults, Communes, and Other Collectives" Journal of = > Political Economy, Volume 100, No 2.=20 > > Summary: Some successful groups have requirements and seemingly = > inefficient prohibitions to the benefit of (perfectly rational) members. = > Examples would include the Jehova's Witnesses who benefit from stigma, = > self-sacrifice and bizarre behavioural restrictions as a means of = > self-selection. > > So, this research suggests there is merit in a degree of thresholding to = > achieve success in joint ventures.=20 > > Applied to cohousing; the difficulties in the process of bringing groups = > together becomes an investment that pays off when the group is = > established. Conversely, if the process is skipped (eg. a commercial = > developer does all the work), the outcome may not work as well. > > Hans > www.vicnet.net.au/~cohouse > > > > > ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01BF0CC8.C657D260 > Content-Type: text/html; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> > <HTML><HEAD> > <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = > http-equiv=3DContent-Type> > <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2014.210" name=3DGENERATOR> > <STYLE></STYLE> > </HEAD> > <BODY> > <DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>the discussion thread on inclusion = > &=20 > exclusion in cohousing reminded me of Iannaccone's = > research:</FONT></DIV> > <DIV> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>Source: Laurence Iannaccone (1992) = > "<EM>Sacrifice=20 > and Stigma: Reducing Free-riding in Cults, Communes, and Other = > Collectives</EM>"=20 > <U>Journal of Political Economy</U>, Volume 100, No 2. </FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>Summary: Some successful groups=20 > have requirements and seemingly inefficient prohibitions to the = > benefit=20 > of (perfectly rational) members. Examples would include the = > Jehova's=20 > Witnesses who benefit from stigma, self-sacrifice and bizarre=20 > behavioural restrictions as a means of self-selection.</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>So, this = > research suggests there=20 > is merit in a degree of thresholding to achieve success in joint = > ventures.=20 > </FONT></DIV> > <DIV> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>Applied to cohousing; the = > difficulties in the=20 > process of bringing groups together becomes an investment that pays off = > when the=20 > group is established. Conversely, if the process is skipped (eg. a = > commercial=20 > developer does all the work), the outcome may not work as = > well.</FONT></DIV> > <DIV> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>Hans</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2><A=20 > href=3D"http://www.vicnet.net.au/~cohouse">www.vicnet.net.au/~cohouse</A>= > </FONT></DIV> > <DIV> </DIV> > <DIV> </DIV> > <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML> > > ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01BF0CC8.C657D260-- > > I very much appreciate everybody's contributions on this list. However, messages in mime format get really garbled, and I was wondering if, as a personal favor to me, people wouldn't mind not putting it in that format if they know how. I would really appreciate it. -- Liz Stevenson Southside Park Cohousing Sacramento, California
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research on self selection Hans Tilstra, October 1 1999
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