TY - JOUR
T1 - Hidden impact of minorities
T2 - Fifteen years of minority influence research
AU - Maass, Anne
AU - Clark, Russell D.
PY - 1984/5
Y1 - 1984/5
N2 - Evaluates minority influence literature since the original formulation of the theory by S. Moscovici (1969). Empirical or design problems include the exclusive use of the minimal group paradigm, inconsistent operationalizations of key concepts, the omission of process-oriented methodologies, and inadequate treatment of mediating variables and group effects. Theoretical problems arise from the overall scarcity of theoretical integrations. The psychological processes underlying the zeitgeist phenomenon continue to elude investigators. Potential applications of the theory to actual minority groups have been neglected. The relation between minority influence and conformity needs to be further explored; it is suggested that people tend to yield to the majority in public while accepting the position of the minority in private. (97 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).
AB - Evaluates minority influence literature since the original formulation of the theory by S. Moscovici (1969). Empirical or design problems include the exclusive use of the minimal group paradigm, inconsistent operationalizations of key concepts, the omission of process-oriented methodologies, and inadequate treatment of mediating variables and group effects. Theoretical problems arise from the overall scarcity of theoretical integrations. The psychological processes underlying the zeitgeist phenomenon continue to elude investigators. Potential applications of the theory to actual minority groups have been neglected. The relation between minority influence and conformity needs to be further explored; it is suggested that people tend to yield to the majority in public while accepting the position of the minority in private. (97 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).
KW - minority influence & conformity, literature review
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U2 - 10.1037/0033-2909.95.3.428
DO - 10.1037/0033-2909.95.3.428
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0346512495
SN - 0033-2909
VL - 95
SP - 428
EP - 450
JO - Psychological bulletin
JF - Psychological bulletin
IS - 3
ER -