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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Structural Tightness and Social Conformity : A Methodological Note with Theoretical Implications
:
A Methodological Note with Theoretical Implications
Contributor:
Boldt, Edward D.;
Roberts, Lance W.
Published:
SAGE Publications, 1979
Published in:
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 10 (1979) 2, Seite 221-230
Description:
A discrepancy between our findings and those of J. W. Berry and associates concerning the relative independence/ compliance of subjects from tight and loose societies is noted. It is suggested that methodologically this discrepancy derives from a difference in the two Asch-type testing procedures employed. More importantly, however, the data suggest the need for a conceptual refinement of the tight/loose dimension such that the source of external influence (imposed collective role expectations versus the situated expectations of role-specific others) becomes the major distinguishing feature.