Outline & Evaluate one or more Explanations of Why People Obey. There are many reasons as to why people obey which have been justified gradually over several decades. Milgram (1974) argued the fact that in an obedience situation‚ people tend to pass all sense of responsibility onto the authoritative figure. Milgram said that people are in an autonomous state when taking their responsibility but move into an agentic state when passing this responsibility to an authoritative figure; this shift in
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CONFORMITY 1 Conformity Most individuals are aware of the physical pressure such as iron weights or a heavy backpack‚ but who is consciously aware of the finite pressure involved in our everyday social lives? One main form of social pressure is conformity‚ which is changing or manipulating your thoughts or actions in order to match others around you. Are you a rebel or a conformist? “Most consider themselves not to be considered terribly strange or frightening yet nonconformist enough
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"Conformity versus individuality" Willa Cather’s "Paul’s Case‚" displays the conflict between conformity and individuality through the main character‚ Paul. On a number of occasions‚ Paul is forced to lie and steal to escape the conformists who wish to control him and stifle his unique imagination. However‚ his lying‚ stealing‚ and attempts to escape the conformists‚ only force Paul into isolation‚ depression‚ and feeling a sense of shame for his individuality. Throughout the story one might see
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which all individuals are expected to abide by. Conformity‚ in general‚ means to go in accordance with those rules that govern our society. For instance‚ a group is going for camping; now that group cannot function if each of their individual members do not display a reasonable extent of conformity. This e.g. implies that even though the literal meaning of conformity remains the same‚ the way the people embrace it changes. To a large extent on conformity is needed for the success and improvement of
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There are many social influences in the wider society that influence the health and wellbeing of children and young people‚ Bronfenbrenner’s social ecological model cited in Cooper & Rixon (2017) shows how a variety of interacting influences can inform a child’s approach to life‚ outlook on situations‚ values and experiences. These influences go beyond the micro system of family members and individuals within the child’s life. Local politics and welfare state can have a massive effect on the services
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September 2024 Conformity. It’s a simple word‚ yet it is very misunderstood. People have always conformed because it’s in our human nature. In Shelby Ostergaard’s article “It’s no one’s fault when it’s everyone’s fault” she talks about conformity. Similarly‚ in the unit titled “conformity” there are many examples of conformity like deindividuation and diffused responsibility. Even though this entire unit is about conformity‚ there are many kinds of conformity. One kind of conformity is called diffused
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of memory where he receives all the memories in the world so the people of the community do not have to bear them. Lowry demonstrates that love is more important than conformity through Jonas’s understanding of the community’s structure‚ release‚ and his love for Gabriel. Lowry illustrates that love is more important than conformity through Jonas leaning of the community’s structure.Jonas’s family unit shares their feelings after their evening meal where Lily explains her emotions about her day.“I
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misrepresentation. Deception is highly frowned upon within society as it involves actively misleading an individual or group. In psychology‚ multiple studies have used deception in order to attain information. One such example is the controversial Milgrams Obedience study. Likewise‚ deception‚ using different editorial methods in reality television is an important factor to try and retain viewers. However‚ this can have an adverse effect on society. As Albert Bandura (1977) has explained‚ humans learn through
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INFLUENCE OF COMMON INTEREST TO SOCIAL BEHAVIOR OF TEENAGERS STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM The present study aims to determine the Influence of Common Interest to Social Behavior of Teenagers. Specifically‚ this study seeks to answer the following questions: 1. What is the demographic profile of the respondents in the terms of 2.1 Sex 2.2 Age 2.3 Ordinal Position 2.4 Parents Educational Attainment 2.5 Parents Occupation 2.6 Parents Monthly Income
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Basically‚ he had trained an accomplice who would pretend to have electric shocks. The experimental subjects were placed in front of a dial‚ which they were told would administer an increasing levels of electric shocks to the actor. They asked the subject a series of straightforward word pair questions‚ and when he got the answers wrong‚ they had to give an electric shock. The subjects were told that this was part of an experiment‚ by someone in a white coat. In one case‚ the subject was informed
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