University of Isfahan Journal of Applied Sociology 2008-5745 23 2 2012 03 20 Pressure of Societal Commitment Norm in Iran Pressure of Societal Commitment Norm in Iran 179 192 18266 FA Ali Yosefi Associate professor, Department of Social Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Marina Farhodizadeh M.A., Student, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Marzeih Lashkari Darband M.A., Student, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Journal Article 2016 06 14 Societal commitment involves sympathy and emotional attachment of actors to society and implies preference for public interest over self-interest.  Secondary analysis of the Iranian Social Integration survey data shows that 64.6% of Iranians are socially committed and whenever faced with a dilemma of collective vs. self, they prefer public interest to self-interest and they assume it is expected to do so. On the contrary, 17.3% of the people are not socially committed and prefer their own self-interest according to their own perception of general expectation of others. Also, 18.1% of the people have their own definitions of responsible behavior and their actions are assorted according to their own personal norms. The mean of pressure of societal commitment norm (conscious pressure for responsible behavior) is 62.7(on a 100 base scale) and pressure for responsibility is stronger than irresponsibility. Societal commitment involves sympathy and emotional attachment of actors to society and implies preference for public interest over self-interest.  Secondary analysis of the Iranian Social Integration survey data shows that 64.6% of Iranians are socially committed and whenever faced with a dilemma of collective vs. self, they prefer public interest to self-interest and they assume it is expected to do so. On the contrary, 17.3% of the people are not socially committed and prefer their own self-interest according to their own perception of general expectation of others. Also, 18.1% of the people have their own definitions of responsible behavior and their actions are assorted according to their own personal norms. The mean of pressure of societal commitment norm (conscious pressure for responsible behavior) is 62.7(on a 100 base scale) and pressure for responsibility is stronger than irresponsibility. https://jas.ui.ac.ir/article_18266_87a374c6cf57a9a3da8e3a337a7020b4.pdf