How Does Conformity Affect People

The article “Social Influence on Risk Perception during Adolescence” by Lisa j. Knoll, Lucia Magis-Weinberg, Maarten Speekenbrink, and Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, explores the relationship between social influence and risk taking. The authors acknowledge that adolescence is a time in life where risk taking is more likely to occur with peers than alone. However it is not just adolescence that are victims of peer pressure. People of all ages are constantly making decisions about whether they should take such risks. But what makes people take the risk? The article say that “adolescences are unaware of potential risks and feel invulnerable”. However that does not explain why they are more likely to engage

Many individuals is faced with the decision of conforming or choosing personal desire, and it is not an easy decision. It is hard because being shunned by others for being different is not a good feeling. Choosing to conform over personal desire, often leads to loss. On the other hand, personal desire is what sets others apart and gives them joy. In the poem, “The Jackhammer Syndrome”, Al Purdy discusses the good and bad memories he has experienced. He goes through his memories of when he had fun and made mistakes, but he reflects on what he could have done better. The author of “The Jackhammer Syndrome informs against choosing the welcoming joy of conformity over the long-term gains of personal desire. Making the decision to pursue conformity over personal desire may seem easy at first, but if the choice is to conform, the joy it gives will not last. Making the decision to pursue conformity over personal desire Conformity may seem to give joy at first, but it does not last. When Al is playing pool with his brother, he wants to win badly, but losses. However when he did not care to win, Al wins! Conforming can lead to loss but personal desire has much to gain. If the choice is to conform, personal identity may be lost. In my life, I recognize several instances in which I found several similarities between Al and myself. I have made decisions that were not always good ones such as swimming across long distances with friends.

Willa Cather's "Paul's Case," displays the conflict between conformity and individuality through the main character, Paul. On a number of occasions, Paul is forced to lie and steal to escape the conformists who wish to control him and stifle his unique imagination. However, his lying, stealing, and attempts to escape the conformists, only force Paul into isolation, depression, and feeling a sense of shame for his individuality. Throughout the story one might see Cather's constant contrast of individuality versus conformity, as well as Paul's lying and stealing. Cather seems to draw the conclusion that extreme individuals, much like Paul are simply misunderstood, and not offered the acceptance they desire

“the tendency of people to conform help Society function smoothly in many ways... For example, enable Safe Transportation” this quote shows that Conformity can be helpful/good.

Since I was little I have been told what is “right” and what is “wrong” in the world as a member of the society. According to my parents there are certain behaviors that are accepted in society such as being a good citizen (not causing any trouble, being a good student, being friendly, etc.) But then again, the question is: are all these actions being done because we really want to do them, or is it more because is what society thinks is correct to do? Growing up in a society that is constantly telling people how they are supposed to dress, how they need to behave, or even what music is okay to listen to can cause societal conformity, and it can bring negative effects in some people who conform to society. People should not conform to the norms

An example of how social norm effects people’s behavior online, can be showed through the topic of eating behavior. Social networks have created a place where information can be post about what other people think/ does and what they expect them to do. So, if someone say’s eating burgers make you fat, from Chapter 3 of Nudge two possible things can influence a person information and peer pressure. Information affects behavior in this situation because other people opinions convey what they think is best for you. Peer pressure affects Information affects behavior in this situation as people conform to others ways to avoid one’s

Jinato Hu once said, “Diversity in the world is a basic characteristic of human society, and also the key condition for a lively and dynamic world as we see today.” Without the range of individuals in the world every person would be exactly the same. The claim “the world would be a better place if more people were like you” raises the question of to what extent does individuality overpower conformity. The statement requires us to view the world as a group of different and unique individuals or as a community where everyone is the same. Therefore, to a large extent individuality overpowers conformity proving that the claim “the world would be a better place if more people were like you” would not be true of me.

An instance in which I conformed to social norms or to peer pressure and did something that I later regretted is, whenever I was a Sophomore in High School I hung around the wrong crowd. This group of people was always influencing me to do bad things. One time we were driving around, one of the girls I was with decided it would be a good idea to cruise around the neighborhood and egg a bunch of cars. I kept saying “no, I’m not going to throw any eggs.” This girl said, “come on don’t be a goody goody, just do it.” So I did. I threw three eggs, all at different cars. I did this because I felt like I had to in order to conform to the group. This is also an example of normative influence because, I conformed to fulfill other people’s expectations,

What is group conformity? Group: A collection of people who share some attribute, identify with one another, and interact with each other. Conformity: conformity is the act of matching attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors to group norms. Group conformity is the molding of one attitudes, opinions, and behaviors to match a certain aesthetic of a group usually for favor of a group. An example could be in book clubs a person reading with an opposing opinion of the group could change his original opinion to avoid criticism and conflict. In this case it is used as a defense mechanism to keep yourself and those around you content.

Not many people can see themselves apart from conforming. You see out of all the text I have read, The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn really had the most lucid idea. When Huck (The Main Character) always rebels against one's mediocre ideology he's seen as malicious, because he does not conform and goes his own route. And he often finds himself in the the most unsavory of situations,what i'm trying to say is that if you do not conform you are seen as a miscreant, misfit,and a outlaw. This is why people are scared to find enlightenment in themselves because there arrogance gets the best of them and this idea of “ Fitting in “ slows down the process of individualism.

Social norms hold the power to change and develop the way people act, in valuable ways or bad, in this case, bad. During the 1700’s the slave trade industry in the thirteen colonies was a rapidly growing commerce, this was the dawning of the peak of one of the largest negative social norms, racism. Racism was an ordinary instance throughout of the world during the 1700’s and through the 1900’s and it still exists today. Racism has alternated the United States and the rest of the world. It was very challenging to change the social norm itself and it still hasn’t been defeated. Throughout history the majority of people have held the power to create influential or harmful social norms and

3. Merton identified rebellion, ritualism, innovation, retreatism, and conformity as adaptions of strain.As a conformist, I value working hard in every aspect of my life. A typical conformist, as myself, is willing to achieve their dreams through an college education and through rigorous work. I strongly value my relationships with family, friends, and other significant others and my goal in life is to make them proud. I tend to achieve success through hard work. In high school I said no to parties and instead spent my nights studying hard in order to get accepted to a notable University. My hard work payed off in the end since I got accepted to various Universities across the state.

In the group, our norms affect people differently. For instance, each member developed unique and different personal ways of judging people especially the clients.  As a team, our core values were quality service and performance, being efficient and proactive, having a single point of contact, maintaining respect and integrity and encouraging teamwork (Bender, Connelly & Brown, 2013). We coordinated team activities through effective communication and cooperation. The group was also disciplined, and most of the team members made sure that they worked without supervision (Frankel and PGCMS, 2017). Due to our performance, our team was always recommended by the chief doctor. Our primary goal in John Hopkins was to ensure that we consistently delivered

Control, leverage, and power are key words used in current society. People wield them like a sword under the guise that it’s always in the best interest of the person that’s on the wrong end of the sword. Conformity is often the first step to loss of individuality. People don’t choose to conform, they are forced to conform. The dangers of conformity aren’t just the loss of independence and individuality, it often creates a scenario where we become so afraid, and it becomes so uncomfortable to question those in authority that we often end up conforming before we’re even asked to. We’re a leaderless society because the last thing that people want, in a position of power, is to have an uprising from the people beneath them. The goal of many adults

These days, there is an ongoing debate between people about conformity which decreases individual's creativity and energy. While it is possible to claim that, this can help person to be in safe zone, in my views the disadvantages outweigh the advantages. In this essay, I shall explain my opinion after analysing both sides of the arguments.