تاثير جنسيت و موقعيت اجتماعي بر ميزان همنوايي

Effect of Gender and Social Status on Conformity

Abstract: In this research, the effect of gender and social status on conformity has been studied. For this purpose, sixty university students (30 males, 30 females) were randomly selected for Aschʹs basic conformity experiment. The majority group (the researcherʹs collaborators), were introduced as a superior social group to half of the participants and the inferior social group to the rest. Results showed that the degree of conformity was significantly higher among those having inferior status, compared to their superior counterparts (PO.Ol). Also, the womenʹs degree of conformity was higher than menʹs (P<0.05). Although, this was observed in women of lower social status (PO/OOl), there was no meaningful difference in conformity of men and women under superior status condition (sig=0.913). Consequently, conformity is influenced by interaction of gender, group identity, and social status.