Essays on Conformity

Culture has a significant influence on how we communicate and interact with the world and others. Consequently, lack of awareness and knowledge of other cultures in a working context can lead to breakdowns in cross-cultural communication which can have a significant impact on later working relationships. This essay will discuss cross-cultural communication issues faced in the case study by Sandra in her experiences working in the joint venture between Steele, Rhodes and Wayst (SRW) Ltd and the ...

Compellence and deterrence are two of the six categories that military force can be used, according to Jordan et al. Both of these categories are alternatives to the physical acts of offence and defence; focusing instead on having a psychological effect to achieve the desired outcome. Examples of deterrence include the Cuban Missile Crisis and the United States (US) defending Western Europe from the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Examples of compellence include the establishment of the NATO ...

According to Monchalin (2016), a worldview is the way an individual or group understands the world and how it operates (p. 23). Although there are many ways of knowing the world, this paper will focus on two worldviews found in Canada: individualism and collectivism. Hofstede (1994) defines individualism as “the degree to which a person acts as an individual rather than as a member of a group (as cited in Arpaci, Baloğl & Kesici, 2018, p. 89). Specifically, Eurocentric worldviews, known to ...

One’s family has a huge influence on one’s identity, particularly during infancy and childhood. An individual’s family’s values impact their own, forming the basis of their identity. However, when the individual reaches adolescence, they can experience a paradigm shift which can lead the individual to form their own values and identity, shaping the way they conform. A participant of the questionnaire released for this PIP corroborates this statement by adding: “Family is an extremely ...

Conformity is a social influence that changes an individual’s actions or opinion as a result of “fitting in” with a group or acceptance from one or more persons. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates, written by Wes Moore, tells the tale of two different young men both named Wes Moore from the same neighborhood. Both fatherless boys face many trials throughout their young lives. Social conformity influencing their decisions and actions, leading one arrested and the other, a platoon ...

The prevalent effect of public opinions on humans generally People always wonder what others would say before taking some key decisions in their lives and this has gone a long way in leaving the dreams and aspirant of many unachieved. So many people have laid out plans which seen very realistic and have set out strategies on how to achieve them only to ask the opinion of another and get an entirely different mind-set which eventually doesn’t work out for them. Like people always say…Always do ...

Conformity refers to the act of fitting in and matching one’s beliefs, attitudes, and behavioral conduct to the norms and politics of a particular group. The term ‘norm’ refers to the inherent beliefs and code of conduct shared by a group of people. Norms generally guide and regulate how individuals in the group interact with each other and with others. A set of generally accepted or stipulated norms, social norms, standards, criteria or customs, make up social conventions. Conventions refer ...

We believe that we are rugged individualists, a nation defined by the idea that people should set their own course of life. Think of Frank Sinatra singing “My Way.” Yet, the gregarious man is a somnambulist. We are all highly susceptible to social influence as we continue to tolerate despondencies and disasters counter to our anomalous beliefs with the stoicism of a cow standing in the rain. So, I present to you the modern dilemma. Will you be dragged in the wake of the passive flock or will ...

Homogenizing conformity characterized the years of the 1950’s. Following the Great Depression of the 1930’s and the end of World War II, war-weary Americans above all desired stability and prosperity. The exodus of middle-class citizens from the cities, the growth of suburbia, the popularity of television, and the Cold War and communist paranoia all contributed to the overwhelming need to conform during this era. At times, however, festering social unrest threatened to betray this superficial ...

Social media: the perceived peak of connectivity of humanity throughout the world in this day in age. This development of technological innovation has achieved has led to new societal values and set the foundation for the next century, and perhaps the cornerstone for the future of society. With that in mind, the connectivity of our generation has brought a new societal age of the human necessity to belong. Each individual in society must be accepted in order for them to feel comfortable enough ...

The Conformist – an individual who conforms with the social values of the society in order to be accepted by those around him. Bernardo Bertolucci’s classic film The Conformist illustrates a prime example of the protagonist, Marcello, conforming with the standards, rules and laws set by society. It is, in fact, true that an individual’s denial to accept themselves for whom they really are to fit into society’s standards of ‘normalcy’ can lead to self-destruction and have a tragic effect on the ...

Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth. - John F. Kennedy Conformity, as a foundation of human culture, is respected to quicken and keep up the spread of conduct inside a gathering just as firmly identified with social standards (Pesendorfer et al., 2009). Past examinations have proposed that similarity isn't just implanted in human instinct yet additionally a dynamic connection among people and the gathering in general. Insightful conformity can be followed back to a ...

Everyday we will follow others, wether we want to or not. Everyone just wants to fit in and be apart of trends. People worry if they don't do what everyone else is doing they will be looked down upon. Conformity is when we adjust to certain judgements to match with a group standard.In our world I think conforming to society is very important. What drives people to conform to society is people find it easier to go down paths that others have already made rather than make new ones. To begin, in ...

Some scholars argue that African communitarianism does not do justice to individuality. Critically discuss this claim. What is communitarianism? According to the Oxford English Dictionary, Communitarianism is an ideology which emphasizes the responsibility of the individual to the community and the social importance of the family unit. It is also defined as a theory or system of social organization based on small self-governing communities. Communitarianism assumes that human beings are social ...

Human beings often search for a way to define themselves with society’s definition of normality. Through this, a society creates shared assumptions as to what consists of normal behavior. As a result, the individuals that are part of that society adapt to those qualities of “normality”, and make “normality” the culture of that society. This can be seen in many aspects of culture, such as feminizing or masculinizing different things in society, to creating different roles in society that are ...