Social Support for Nonconformity

Allen, Vernon L.

doi:10.1016/s0065-2601(08)60247-6

Cited by 75 publications

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“…Conformity pressures operate both when topics are subjective (e.g., Allen, 1975;Santee & Maslach, 1982) and objective (e.g., Sherif, 1936). However, there is a key difference between the two types of content: A subjective quandary by definition does not have a verifiably correct answer, whereas an objective predicament does.…”

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Going along versus going alone: When fundamental motives facilitate strategic (non)conformity.

Griskevicius,

Goldstein,

Mortensen

et al. 2006

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

314

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Three experiments examined how 2 fundamental social motives-self-protection and mate attractioninfluenced conformity. A self-protective goal increased conformity for both men and women. In contrast, the effects of a romantic goal depended on sex, causing women to conform more to others' preferences while engendering nonconformity in men. Men motivated to attract a mate were particularly likely to nonconform when (a) nonconformity made them unique (but not merely a member of a small minority) and when (b) the topic was subjective versus objective, meaning that nonconformists could not be revealed to be incorrect. These findings fit with a functional evolutionary model of motivation and behavior, and they indicate that fundamental motives such as self-protection and mate attraction can stimulate specific forms of conformity or nonconformity for strategic self-presentation.

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Section: Studymentioning

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Going along versus going alone: When fundamental motives facilitate strategic (non)conformity.

Griskevicius,

Goldstein,

Mortensen

et al. 2006

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

314

146

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“…Allen (1975) is just as relevant). First, there are numerous studies showing variations in the strength of influence which indicate that influence is stronger when the task is difficult, the stimuli are ambiguous, the group is believed to be highly competent, and the subject has no social support for his or her own views.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 98%

The creation of uncertainty in the influence process: The roles of stimulus information and disagreement with similar others

McGarty¹,

Turner²,

Oakes³

et al. 1993

Euro J Social Psych

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“…When one had such an ally, conformity dramatically decreased. Subsequently, Allen and his co-workers (Allen and Levine, 1968;Allen, 1975) studied the issue of dissent from the majority more broadly. They found that even when the individual disagrees not only with the majority but also with the naive individual, conformity is reduced (Allen and Levine, 1968).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%