CONFORMITY

Conformity

Conformity is the act of matching attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors to group norms. Norms are implicit, unsaid rules, shared by a group of individuals, that guide their interactions with others. This tendency to conform occurs in small groups and/or society as a whole, and may result from subtle unconscious influences, or direct and overt social pressure. Conformity can occur in the presence of others, or when an individual is alone. For example, people tend to follow social norms when eating or watching television, even when alone.

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conformity

Noun

  1. State of things being similar, or identical.
  2. A point of resemblance; a similarity.
  3. State of being conforming, of complying with a set of rules, with a norm or standard.
  4. The ideology of adhering to one standard or social uniformity.
    How far should one accept the rules of the society in which one lives? To put it another way: at what point does conformity become corruption? Only by answering such questions does the conscience truly define itself. -


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