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Conformity and cooperation in chicanos: The case of the missing susceptibility to influence
Author(s) -
Melgoza Bertha,
Roll Samuel,
Baker Richard C.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6629(198310)11:4<323::aid-jcop2290110406>3.0.co;2-8
Subject(s) - conformity , psychology , ethnic group , social psychology , variance (accounting) , developmental psychology , sociology , anthropology , accounting , business
Two hypotheses with regard to Chicano versus Anglo susceptibility to influence were examined: that Chicanas are more cooperative (less competitive), and that they are more conforming than female Anglos. The subjects were 281 female university students. “Cooperation group” and “Conformity group” subjects completed modified versions of the Holtzman Inkblot Technique (HIT), with instructions designed to elicit cooperation or conformity. Control group subjects were given standard instructions. An unequal‐N design was submitted to an analysis of variance with four factors: Subject Ethnicity (Chicano or Anglo), Experimenter Ethnicity (Chicano or Anglo), Experimental Condition (Control, Cooperation, Conformity) and Order (Hostile Content first and Living Things Content second or vice versa). Conrary to previous findings, Chicanas were not more conforming or more cooperative than female Anglos. The results were discussed in light of methodological problems in previous studies.