PSY270H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Minority Influence, Social Control, Scapegoating
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He found that when no one in the decision-making group wants to disturb harmony, people will just go along on a bad decision. Some american political decisions to illustrate the concept: nasa challenger explosion, jfk adm. and the bay of pigs crisis, vietnam war decisions, failure to anticipate pearl harbor. Culture: your behavior, attitudes, and traditions that are passed down. Variations across cultures: norms rules for acceptable behavior, personal space. The area within which you"re not comfortable when persons invade. North americans prefer more personal space than do latin americans. Expressiveness and pace of life also see differences. The pace of culture has increased and also increased such behaviors as divorce, delinquency and depression. You are more likely to sway a group by consistently holding to your position. In 1930, james cameron"s lynching was stopped by one woman telling the mob not to string him up because he wasn"t involved: iii.
