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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
116
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-4-19
pubmed:abstractText
This paper examines modernization theory's explanation of adolescent conformity behavior to determine patterns in three different cultural settings. Questionnaire survey data were collected from college students in mainland China, Taiwan, and the U.S. LISREL models were used to analyze the data. It was fund that modernization theory was not well supported by the data. Analyses of the findings suggested that modernization theory tests with cross-cultural data should take into consideration cultural characteristics, since much of human behavior is culturally determined. Contrary to modernization theory's predictions, the social institution of education is less important, but religion is highly valued in American society, while the reverse was found in the two Chinese societies.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0001-8449
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
885-903
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:7892799-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:7892799-Adolescent Behavior, pubmed-meshheading:7892799-Analysis of Variance, pubmed-meshheading:7892799-China, pubmed-meshheading:7892799-Cross-Cultural Comparison, pubmed-meshheading:7892799-Cultural Characteristics, pubmed-meshheading:7892799-Education, pubmed-meshheading:7892799-Family, pubmed-meshheading:7892799-Female, pubmed-meshheading:7892799-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:7892799-Male, pubmed-meshheading:7892799-Models, Psychological, pubmed-meshheading:7892799-Peer Group, pubmed-meshheading:7892799-Questionnaires, pubmed-meshheading:7892799-Regression Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:7892799-Religion, pubmed-meshheading:7892799-Social Conformity, pubmed-meshheading:7892799-Taiwan, pubmed-meshheading:7892799-United States, pubmed-meshheading:7892799-Urbanization
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Modernization theory revisited: a cross-cultural study of adolescent conformity to significant others in Mainland China, Taiwan, and the USA.
pubmed:affiliation
Brigham Young University, Department of Sociology, Provo, UT 84602.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study