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    Conformity is all around us in this world. It is not something we are happy with‚ since it gives us the pressure and limits our freedom. Conformity can be sometimes useful and sometimes frustrated. Conformity is related to authority. Authority means legitimate power. There are many legitimate authorities in our daily life from our parents to teachers or politicians‚ who are in a higher position than we are at. We just follow what they tell us to do without questioning why we have to follow.

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    Identity‚ Social conformity‚ Love are that something that fits in with society and its people. Identity is something that belongs to almost every person in the world. Social conformity is when someone is trying to fit in society by not being really themselves. Love a human emotion towards other things and people. Firstly is Identity is what defines you on who you are and how you act. People may judge you based on your identity and try and brake you down on what you should be. In the movie Tris

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    Does awareness and knowledge determine whether you show conformity or not? Both Boxer‚ beloved horse of animal farm‚ and Galileo Galileo‚ iconic scientist‚ both had the opportunity to be aware of the ideas of the leaders in their life. Though both had the opportunity to become aware of the ideas of their leaders‚ Boxer chose to ignore becoming aware‚ while Galileo became educated and did not conform to the societal ideas. Conformity comes with the idea of being aware of the of ideas of those around

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    Conformity always seems like the way to go being a human being now and days. How would you feel to know that somebody you are close to‚ or love is killed or suffering because of the simple meaning of conformity? Conformity means “behavior in accordance with socially accepted conventions or standards.” Conformity makes the world go round‚ and everyone follows conformity in their own way whether they know the meaning or if they don’t. Some people choose to follow it 100% through‚ and some people don’t

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    Society is an incredibly powerful social phenomenon that is influential from the moment of birth. Taking on the challenge of changing even a small microcosm of society such as the ward in Ken Keseys “One Flew Over the Cuckoos’ Nest” is a futile task for a single person. Society is structured as such that those who inhibit it are nurtured to be perfect individuals‚ complicit and expected to conform to the rules. Breaking the pattern‚ as seen with the struggles of characters such as Billy Bibbit‚ Dale

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    once in their academic career. The public high school system is very “bossy” if one looks at it in a certain way. Students are forced to take mandatory classes and follow a structured school day to a point where students are oppressed by conformity‚ and conformity is supported more by the schools than student individuality that should be supported by schools. Many of the classes that are required in high school aren’t even beneficial to some of the students future careers. Students are required to

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    Cosmetology school offers training that helps people land jobs in stable‚ lucrative fields. After all‚ even a recession doesn’t stop people from getting a haircut! Missouri College of Cosmetology‚ a beauty school with campuses in Bolivar and Springfield‚ wants to help students learn about the job opportunities available to them once they complete their program. Here are some of the best jobs that cosmetology and esthetic graduates can look forward to: Salon Owner: Once you become a hairdresser

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    In this journal‚ the topics that I will be discussing are public conformity‚ private conformity and the norm of reciprocity. Public conformity means a superficial change in behavior without a corresponding change of opinion that is produced by real or imagined pressure. This means people will go along with being told to do something‚ due to feeling pressure to comply. An example of this would be going to a wedding because you know that it is your responsibility to show up once you have already RSVP’d

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    disapproved of the Conformity experiment conducted by Muzzafer Sherriff as Asch had felt that sheriffs visual illusion known as the auto kinnect didn’t really show any results of conformity as the participants were asked to take part in an ambiguous task were they were just asked to point out how far the a light travelled in a dark room‚ Asch believed that Sherrifs experiment clearly had no right or wrong answer so it was impossible for the experiment to show any results of conformity in a group situation

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    whether schools should be express either individuality or conformity more. It is known that all just want students to succeed‚ however; the encouragement to develop social skills is not always seen as suitable. Students soon going off into the real world should be taught to express individuality more than conformity. Students have many complaints as far as school guidelines go‚ and a major issue questioning whether schools should inspire conformity or individuality greater‚ is the classroom teaching style

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