Minority influence

One person has little influence on a larger group, which can mean strangers feel that they are unable to influence others. The social cost of holding a view that is different from that of the majority is relatively high, this means minorities often hold their views more strongly. Sometimes this is unavoidable, this can mean that minorities stay with their opinions which makes their viewpoint seem stronger. This can become a problem because if minorities never take the chance to change the majority 's thinking there would be no social change. When society adopts a new belief or way of behaving based on the idea that, if an individual is exposed to a persuasive argument under certain conditions, they may change their views to match those of the minority. In this respect, power of numbers is important – the majority have the power to reward and punish with approval and disapproval. And because of this there is pressure on minorities to conform. Moscovici (1969) showed that people would conform to an incorrect answer from a minority, as long as they were consistent in their…

Group Dynamics Which source of group influence explains why we don’t cut in line, interrupt others, or invade people’s personal space? In what ways does this source of influence differ from the others? When we are out in public we display certain societal norms, it is different for everywhere we go. For example, when going into a bank you know to hold the loudness in your voice to a certain degree while talking to the cashiers. You also know to wait in line for your turn and not cutting…

In order to successfully understand minority influence were interested in finding research that determines how those individuals or minority groups who firmly uphold their own deviant or marginal standpoint can have an impact on the belief systems and behavior patterns of other individuals. Research on minority influence is of recent origin. Most research about social influence in particular, were based and entirely focused on conformity, on the way a group affects individuals and brings about…

Second, while many students come from different culture and ethnicity , college is often a mix of different people from different walks of life . Barner believes that "It's a culture shock,", he said "I'm coming from New Orleans where it's majority black, most of the community I have seen and interacted with is black, and then you come to Grinnell, it's just different". Currently, diversity represent a big part of college admission. Since we will likely collaborate with many different…

The cast in most popular television programs are all white, while leaving out the minorities. When popular white based shows do show a minority on screen it is important on how they are portrayed. Television is seen by a wide range of audiences and when television gives us an inaccurate ideas of minorities, it may impact viewers indirectly. Watching the television programs called, Seinfeld and 2 Broke Girls made me noticed how the portrayals of minorities have changed over times. As well, they…

many non-minorities have become friends with minorities. We have elected a president of color, adopted babies across races, married interracially and pledged that we would uphold Dr. King’s dream yet we continue to judge…

Access to technology for low-income and ethnic minority students will improve their academic abilities and achievements. Using technology in classrooms would allow students use different computer programs and even look up information on their phones. In a study performed by Qualcomm Incorporated, low-income students were given smart phones and “test scores increased 30%” because technology gave them “the access to information and the ability to collaborate with peers” (Barseghian). By having…

Zhang, Katsiyannis, Ju and Roberts (2014) found the representation of minorities has not changed enough to see a well-rounded representation of ethnicities in special education. More so, the authors have seen a reduction in students of African descent with Intellectual Disabilities (ID). This is not surprising, as diagnosis of ID in students with African descent cannot occur. The reduction comes from the lack of ability to label students rather than the diagnosis being more culturally…

Minorities on Broadway have come a long way since the late 1800s. This Broadway season, diversity is front and center whether it is on stage or in the audience. “About 80 percent of Broadway ticket-buyers are white, according to the Broadway League, but the percentages of black, Hispanic and Asian theatergoers have all risen significantly over the last decade; the League’s program to increase the Hispanic audience size, called Viva Broadway, is chaired by Mr. Miranda’s father, the political…

the issue faced by women within immigrant cultures is not that of a cultural issue but an issue of cruelty and inequality. Liberal feminism supports the notion that a strong connection is present between culture and gender which unfavourably positions immigrant women within society. In addressing the matter that the assimilationists approach to immigration is now considered oppressive, Susan Okin questions what can be done when minority cultures clash with the norms of gender equality in…