Gender,Racial, and Ethnic Differences in Job Context and Work-Activity Preferences |
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| Authors: | James F Johnson John D Trent Laura G Barron |
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| Institution: | 1. Headquarters, Air Force Personnel Center, Strategic Research and Assessment Branch (DSYX), Randolph Air Force Base, Texasjames.johnson.271@us.af.mil;3. Headquarters, Air Force Personnel Center, Strategic Research and Assessment Branch (DSYX), Randolph Air Force Base, Texas |
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| Abstract: | This study explores the effect of social norms in a military situation at the Royal Norwegian Air Force Academy. During the wintertime, standing on a wharf, officers were given the offer of jumping into the ocean or not. In the experiment (n?=?75), having an antijump norm induced by a confederate, the jump rate decreased from 76% to 51%. One implication of these findings is that the salience of one norm is a deciding factor when individuals have several conflicting norms. |
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| Keywords: | job contexts work activities vocational interest diversity demographics |
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