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Lewin, 1958: Encouraging identities and decision making increased servings of organ meats among middle-class housewives

Reference:

Lewin, K. (1958). Group decision and social change in EE Maccoby, TM Newcomb and EL Hartley (Eds.) Readings in Social Psychology (197-211). New York, NY: Holt, Rinehart, Winston.
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Summary:

Middle class, Midwestern housewives during World War II either listened to a lecture providing substantive information on the virtues of “ethnic” organ meats and recipes or took part in a small-group discussion that emphasized how “housewives like you” can serve such meats. Facilitating the perception of group decision making, the discussion ended with a show of hands to serve organ meats. The small-group discussion increased the percentage of housewives who served organ meats to their families over the next week from 3% to 32%.

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Greg Walton & Timothy Wilson