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    Peña‚ Karl Lenin C. Conformity based on Filipino Socio Cultural Values through Social Networking Site Objectives 1. To observe conformity based on Filipino socio cultural values through social networking site‚ specifically facebook. 2. To relate identification‚ peer pressure and interest as Filipino socio cultural values on conformity. Introduction On this activity‚ the experimenter is trying to conduct a social experiment about Conformity based on Filipino Socio cultural

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    “We are half ruined by conformity‚ but we should be wholly ruined without it.” The words spoken by Charles Dudley Warner couldn’t be any more true as conformity has become as common as going to sleep after a long day of work. Throughout time people have always had different opinions on conformity. Back in the time of the Ancient Greeks‚ a playwright named Sophocles based one of his plays on the topic of conformity. The play was called Antigone and was based on a girl with a royal background who purposely

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    CONFORMITY AND OBEDIENCE * CONFORMITY * A change in behavior or belief as the result of real or imagined group pressure. – Meyer * is a type of social influence involving a change in belief or behavior in order to fit in with a group. * can also be simply defined as “yielding to group pressures”. * is often used to indicate an agreement to the majority position‚ brought about either by * a desire to ‘fit in’ * or be liked (normative) * or because of a

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    symbol of conformity because they follow and do what the people desire. Villains‚ on the other hand‚ represent courage because they go against society’s ideas in order to follow what he or she believes is right. The truth is most of us live in a country of conformity where we are expected to act in a certain way. As a result‚ the villain is seen as a threat because he or she acts the opposite way—fighting for what they believe is best. Villains are brave because they are not scared of failing over and

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    fulfills all of their desires. In my opinion‚ men and women usually project their guilt in ornate behaviors that lead to a breakdown in trust. For example‚ many people who are unfaithful often accuse their partner of cheating due to their own guilty conscience. Also‚ we can project our insecurities on our relationships; we do this unconsciously when we feel that we are not good enough or unable to fulfill our partner ’s expectations in the relationship‚ and do this in many different ways. I once was

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    Unit 1 (PSYA1)- only one 1 essay question Research methods Developmental Cognitive Unit 2 (PSYA2)- at least 2 essay question Social Stress Abnormality Outline + Evaluate research into conformity (12 marks) Outline (6 marks) - describing Evaluate (6 marks) Conformity- Asch‚ Sherif Moscovici‚ zimberardo Pick 2 studies – Asch and Sherif for example which 6 marks. AO1- (6 marks) 3- Asch – Aims‚ Procedure‚ findings/conclusions 3- Sherif – Aims‚ Procedure‚ findings/conclusions

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    Conformity and Rebellion

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    When writing about conformity and rebellion‚ authors‚ Franz Kafka and Shirley Jackson take two different approaches to convey their ideas. In Franz Kafza’s‚ A hunger artist the story is told from the point of view of an omniscient narrator. In Shirley Jackson’s‚ The lottery the author uses more of a third-person narrative style. Although both styles are not noticeably different they do in fact have some small distinct differences. Both authors effectively uses fictional literary devices to express

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    Conformity and Obedience

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    Conformity and Obedience. In order to answer the question it is first necessary to define conformity and obedience. According to Woods‚ (2001 p. 107): ‘ We often adjust our actions or opinions so that they fit in well with those of other people. This is known as social conformity ......’ And Gross‚ (2001 pg.392) stated that: Obedience is affected by direction (from somebody in higher authority). This essay will explore circumstances in which we are likely to conform;

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    6. An example of a study of conformity is the beans-in-the-jar experiment. In this study participants estimated the amount of beans in a jar. The experiment had three steps. First‚ the participants estimated individually. Second‚ they estimated in groups. Third‚ they estimated individually (Jenness 1932). The study found that during the third step participants shifted their estimate to be closer the estimate of the group. This study is an example of conformity because the changes in the third step

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    pressured by many people to return to his old conservative and conforming self‚ but he refuses. In order to keep his liberal views‚ he must continue to be unrecognized and rejected‚ but can he? Does he have the strength to withstand the demands for conformity? If he is like the majority of people in Zenith‚ he will not. Sinclair Lewis has the ability to capture the essence of Zenith businessmen with their words. His use of slang words such as "frinstance"

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