Research article summary (published 30 Jul 2000):

Preferences and expectations of innovator-ritualist types in relation to sex of university students in a Turkish sample.

Full Abstract

The aim of this study was whether there is a prevailing representation of Innovators versus Ritualists which differs in both expected frequency and preference of the types for the two sexes. 213 Turkish undergraduate students were given Ritualist and Innovator vignettes in a random order and asked to state the expected frequency of the vignettes if each described a male or female. In addition to this, they stated their preferences for each sex in vignettes. Analysis showed that women are expected more frequently to be Ritualist than men, and men are expected to be more frequently Innovators than women. Moreover, regardless of sex, people prefer Innovators to Ritualists, while they state that they expect to encounter Ritualists more frequently than Innovators in Turkish society. Research implications and suggestions for study are discussed.

Author information

Author/s: Oner, B (B);

Affiliation: Department of Psychology, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Psychological reports (Psychol Rep), published in UNITED STATES. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2000-Aug; vol 87 (issue 1) : pp 23-33

Dates: Created 2000/10/26; Completed 2000/10/26; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 11026386, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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Adolescent Adult Creativeness Female Gender Identity Humans Male

Male Personality Development Set (Psychology) Social Conformity Stereotyping Students - psychology Turkey

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