boomerang effect

is, in social psychology, the unintended consequences of an attempt to persuade resulting in the adoption of an opposing position instead. It is sometimes also referred to 'the theory of psychological reactance', stating that attempts to restrict a person's freedom often produce an 'anticonformity boomerang effect'.

In social psychology, the boomerang effect refers to the unintended consequences of an attempt to persuade resulting in the adoption of an opposing position instead. It is sometimes also referred to 'the theory of psychological reactance', stating that attempts to restrict a person's freedom often produce an 'anticonformity boomerang effect'. (wikipedia)

is the idea that individuals producing risks will also be exposed to them.

individuals producing risks will also be exposed to them. This argument suggests that wealthy individuals whose capital is largely responsible for creating pollution will also have to suffer when, for example, the contaminants seep into the water supply. This argument may seem oversimplified, as wealthy people may have the ability to mitigate risk more easily by, for example, buying bottled water. Beck, however, has argued that the distribution of this sort of risk is the result of knowledge, rather than wealth. Whilst the wealthy person may have access to resources that enable him or her to avert risk, this would not even be an option were the person unaware that the risk even existed.' (wiki)

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boomerang effect