Minority influence, a form of social influence, takes place when a member of a minority group, like an individual, influences a majority to accept the minority's beliefs or behaviour.

Licensing policy can be used to influence the locality in which prostitution takes place.

If people are to feel committed to the place where they live, they must be allowed to influence decision making, and that influence should not depend on nationality.

Estimates of its newfound oil reserves place it in eighth place among oil producing nations, ahead of Nigeria as well as Brazil s rival for influence in Latin America,Venezuela.

But the shifts that have taken place left Russia much diminished in terms of its sphere of influence and military might.

Unlike majority influence, minority influence can rarely influence others through normative social influence because the majority is indifferent to the minority's perspective of them.

Fundamental space research provides the necessary basic data for understanding the processes taking place in the universe and assessing their influence on Earth.

With Professor J. G. McKendrick, of Glasgow, he investigated the physiological action of light, and examined the changes which take place in the electrical condition of the retina under its influence.

Advocacy strives to influence a program or policy either directly or indirectly therefore, the influence is being evaluated, rather than the results of that influence.

Arab artistic influence in Sicily mirrors the Lombard influence in the Mezzogiorno.

We influence our friends who in their turn influence their friends, meaning that our actions can influence people we have never met.

Minority and majority influence combined There is evidence to suggest that it is possible for minority influence and majority influence to work together.

The group's influence on comedy has been compared toThe Beatles' influence on music.

Trading in influence

You feel the influence of the Sagas.

To influence the majority, the minority group would take the approach of informational social influence (Wood, 1994), or social proof.

We can influence behavior.

They will lose influence.

Nicholas Christakis The hidden influence of social networks

No diplomat could match that kind of influence.

But governments can influence the development of productivity.

3.1 Influence of women's organizations on mainstream policies

With influence must come accountability.

Factors that influence health conditions

Layla was under the influence of drugs and alcohol.

Consider the influence of feminist movements throughout the West.

Social influence was present in both groups, but was stronger in the group that was exposed to both the arguments (minority influence) and the knowledge that the jury conformed (majority influence).

Nor was Serbia guilty of complicity, because, though it exercised considerable influence over Mladic and his people, it did not know, at the moment when the genocide was taking place that such a crime was being committed.

Of course, Russia is bound to exercise strong influence in the former Soviet territories, but it will have to share that influence with others.

Finance shapes power, ideas, and influence.

He possesses more influence than power.

Several environmental factors influence blood pressure.

The influence continues to this day.

Use your influence in support of comprehensive sustainable change everywhere.

Of course, such considerations might have little influence on prices.

First, local governments influence a large proportion of investment decisions.

It is here where the influence of nationalism becomes obvious.

Of course, these considerations ought not to influence the legislation.

Arabasta talked about the influence of Bourguiba's thoughts and achievements.

Demonstrated facts do not necessarily influence the outcome of events.

These factors can each influence the safety of marine transit.

Therefore, the minority homosexual group had less of an influence.

Former leaders of Ituri armed groups continue to wield influence

Unfortunately, there is no country in a position to influence Iran to the extent that China can influence North Korea.

This combined with the intervention in Vietnam set the stage for further French influence in China leading up to a sphere of influence over parts of Southern China.