Outline what is meant by the terms 'conformtiy' and 'obedience' with references to the public services
P3 - Outline what is meant by the terms ‘conformity’ and ‘obedience’ with reference to the public services.
Obedience and Conformity are both highly looked upon in the public service sector, this is because to be a successful team in public services you have to be able to work together successfully as a team and obedience and conformity both are a desired attribute when the public service department are recruiting.
Conformity- when you change your behaviour or actions to fit in with people around you, people will tend to do anything for a person working in the public service department as long as they have their uniform on. People aspire to get involved with public services as they like being part of a service, so when they are employed into a service they want to feel like they belong to that service and this is an important concept of conformity. Uniforms are using in public services to also show conformity as uniforms are an compulsory element in the public service as people can be easily recognised by the public.
Examples of how this is used in the public services are:
To bond forces together.
Uniforms are given to workers, so the public can easily identify people working in the public services and what service they work for.
Obedience- Going along with an order, request or law. This is normally submission by an authority. This is where someone is instructed to do something. This may be instructed by a parent/guardian or a higher work colleague or a sergeant in the army. You may do this because of fear, love or loyalty to the person that is instructing you. Obedience is an essential part of employment in the public services, as this shows employees are well disciplined, and the more disciplined employees are the more efficient the public services will be Respect and trust is also developed due to obedience and is an important role in the public service sector. Employees in the public services depend on each other when completing tasks and must
Obedience and Conformity are both highly looked upon in the public service sector, this is because to be a successful team in public services you have to be able to work together successfully as a team and obedience and conformity both are a desired attribute when the public service department are recruiting.
Conformity- when you change your behaviour or actions to fit in with people around you, people will tend to do anything for a person working in the public service department as long as they have their uniform on. People aspire to get involved with public services as they like being part of a service, so when they are employed into a service they want to feel like they belong to that service and this is an important concept of conformity. Uniforms are using in public services to also show conformity as uniforms are an compulsory element in the public service as people can be easily recognised by the public.
Examples of how this is used in the public services are:
To bond forces together.
Uniforms are given to workers, so the public can easily identify people working in the public services and what service they work for.
Obedience- Going along with an order, request or law. This is normally submission by an authority. This is where someone is instructed to do something. This may be instructed by a parent/guardian or a higher work colleague or a sergeant in the army. You may do this because of fear, love or loyalty to the person that is instructing you. Obedience is an essential part of employment in the public services, as this shows employees are well disciplined, and the more disciplined employees are the more efficient the public services will be Respect and trust is also developed due to obedience and is an important role in the public service sector. Employees in the public services depend on each other when completing tasks and must