How Does Social Influence Conformity

Conformity and social influence is something that happens all over the world. People conform for all types of reasons, ranging from religion to the color or style of someone else’s hair. Social influence also plays a big part in conformity. Being socially influenced to wear a certain type of clothing can cause people to conform and completely change how they think or act. In this essay I will talk about social influences, conformity, and the ways that they can cause behavioral changes.
The concept of conformity is changing the way you think or act based on the influences around you. Religion in my opinion is an example of conformity. It’s not the belief in God that I think people conform to, it’s the way they perceive God or the beliefs that
Milgram’s experiment that I would obey until the learner couldn’t take the pain anymore. Even though I agreed to follow through with the experiment my sympathy for the learner would take over. I think for most people it is hard to see another person in so much pain and it would make it all that worse if they were the ones inflicting the pain. If we were to do the experiment today I do think the results would be different. I feel that way because people are now more likely to think for themselves regardless of the circumstances. I think people now would question the reason behind the experiment and wonder why the experiment was being done in the first place. I think people tend to not be so afraid to ask questions or disobey authority than back when the experiment first took place.
I believe that conformity and social influences are becoming one of the biggest issues today. With the technology that we have its much easier for people to communicate and even influence someone even if they aren’t in the same state. In some way shape or form people need to feel accepted. Even as adults we surround ourselves with people who influence us; however, as adults we may be influenced to do something