An empirical measure of internalization and its relationship to reported conformity behavior

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dc.contributor.authorMacDonald, Diane Sinclairen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-14T22:33:59Z
dc.date.available2024-08-14T22:33:59Z
dc.date.copyright1971en_US
dc.date.issued1971
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Anthropology and Sociologyen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en
dc.description.abstractInternalization is typically conceptualized as that commitment to a norm or standard of conduct which allows no deviation. Conformity when convenient is not, theoretically, part of an internalizer's behavioral repertoire - his actions are governed by internal standards and are not influenced by external or situational determinants. The process of inter­nalization is a process by which norms become the actor's own and, although he originally learned them from others during the process of socialization, they have now become rules of conduct from which he deviates only at the expense of suffering guilt. This, basically, is the theory of in­ternalization - a theory which is lar gely unsubstantiated by empirical research. The present study is an attempt to measure the relation­ship between internalization and reported conformity. Students enrolled in Introductory Sociology (in three uni­versities in two countries) were given a questionnaire de­signed to elicit information relevant to cheating behavior in college - a normatively defined area. On the basis of responses to this questionnaire, students were classified as internalizers or as identifiers (those who conform or deviate according to the behavior or expectations of relevant others) and then compared with regard to their reported conformity. Contrary to prediction, internalization status is not strongly related to conformity. This finding anticipates the conclusion reached - that other variables may be better predictors of conformity than is internalization­ identification status.en
dc.format.extent34 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/18836
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.titleAn empirical measure of internalization and its relationship to reported conformity behavioren_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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