There is a saying that, "The nail that sticks out will be hammered down." Society tries to place many rules on us as individuals as to what is acceptable and what is not. We must decide for ourselves whether to conform to such a social decorum. We are taught as soon as we are old enough to grasp the idea that it is bad to be unique and to avoid being different. Sure, you'll hear people say "be yourself- but what many of them are saying (especially authoritative figures) are that there are standards that you need to keep. To explain this, there are posted speed limits on the road. You can go about five miles per hour above the speed limit, but if you don't stay within the limits you get some sort of penalty. In the real world if we are speeding ahead of everyone with our own ideas we will be ticketed with the idea that we are out of place. At some point, however, we must decide within ourselves whether to spend every day trying to be like everyone else because society says we should, or to live each day true to ourselves. Our strength as a person is proven through what we decide. E. E. Cummings once said, "To be nobody but yourself-in a world which is doing it's best night and day to make you like everyone else-means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting." The benefits of being true to ourselves greatly outweigh any negative aspects of choosing that path. .
One of the most obvious advantages of being true to ourselves is that people will see us, perhaps for the first time, without a mask. People will see what we are really like on the inside. They will see our talents, imperfections, and preferences. Then they will have the opportunity to accept us on our own terms. As we work to show our true selves to society, we may discover things about ourselves we did not already know. We all have our own unique talents of which we may or may not be aware.
Conformity Conformity is an essential part of every culture. ... Conformity can be small things as simple as speaking the lands native language, or it can require more like following the laws and paying the taxes. ... Conformity is a necessary tool of all real progression. ... School is a tool of learning, and conformity. ... Conformity is the basis of any successful culture. ...
Conformity In Beyond Feeling, Vincent Ran Ruggiero states individual is lazy and fearful for making a decision for the whole group. ... Ruggiero states the individual is "behaving as others do is conformity. In some situation conformity is the wisest course of action in contrast, mindless conformity is unreasonable and in many cases unreasoning. ... Feldman states "conformity is a change in behavior brought about by a desire to follow the beliefs or standards of other people" (503). ...
Under some circumstances, conformity manifests its power to influence us to make wrong decisions. ... It is crucial to cultivate independence values in our society to go against conformity. ... All conformed participants were female, suggesting a plausible gender difference in conformity. ... Low conformity rate suggests people from HKU are well-educated and have high independence. ... Implication Conformity results from informational or normative influence. ...
Conformity-The tendency for people to adopt the behaviours, attitudes, and values of other members of a reference group. ... The allure of conformity can be rather strong and people may go against what they personally believe and put their faith in the group over themselves. This essay will discuss whether conformity is completely irresistible. ... Sherif's experiment showed conformity as near-irresistible. ... Asch's experiment shows conformity to be strong but not entirely irresistible. ...
Society's prosperity depends on two factors: one is individual contribution; the other one is society's overall conformity. ... In order to combine different entity into one harmonic structure, our society encourage conformity. ... Cooperation and conformity are necessary among different entities. ... Admittedly, individual differences and society conformity are not mutual exclusive. ... Cooperation and conformity are important to allow different ideas to co-exist. ...
Abstract Solomon Asch was a social psychologist that worked on issue of conformity. ... Solomon Asch Conformity Experiments Social psychology looks at a wide range of social topics, including group behavior, social perception, leadership, nonverbal behavior, conformity, aggression, and prejudice. ... The real purpose was to test levels of conformity in group situations (Asch, 1956). ... Given the level of conformity seen in Asch's experiments, conformity can be even stronger in real-life situations where stimuli are more difficult to judge. ... For example, if the size of the group is sm...
Much research has been done in the past century on conformity to a majority. ... But in the majority of cases there has been little conformity of the subjects. ... He found there was no significant difference between the two countries and found there to be generally lower conformity rates to Asch's experiments; 20 - 25% rate of conformity. ...
Conformity and Freethinking Freethinking and conformity can't coexist in a person's life. ... Conformity and freethinking constantly oppose each other in my life, as well. ... Conformity and freethinking were huge factors in Neil's life, so much so that they killed him. ... Conformity and freethinking are what I am all about. ... The conflict between conformity and freethinking portrayed in the characters of Neil and Gene is something that has come to be evident in my life, as well. 2 Conformity and freethinking working together is not only impossible, but is a co...
"Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth" – John F. ... This relates to the book, Anthem, because one of the major themes is conformity. ... Conformity is also shown through the Council's reactions to others. ... Conformity takes away people's rights and forces them to all be the same. ... That is what you should know about conformity in the book, Anthem....
