conformity

Examples of conformity in the following topics:

• Conformity

  • Conformity is the most common and pervasive form of social influence.
  • While high levels of conformity can be detrimental, a certain amount of conformity is necessary and normal, and even essential for a community to function.
  • A number of factors are known to increase the likelihood of conformity within a group.
  • Solomon Asch's conformity experiments are one of the best-known illustrations of conformity.
  • Group size also influenced levels of conformity such that smaller groups resulted in less conformity than larger groups.

• Discrimination Based on Sex and Gender

  • Discrimination based on sex and gender contributes to harassment, unequal treatment, and violence against women, girls, and transgender and gender non-conforming people.
  • Currently, transgender individuals are not protected in 33 U.S. states from being fired for being transgender or not conforming to gender norms.
  • Transphobia is similar to homophobia, racism, and sexism, and manifests as emotional disgust, fear, anger, or discomfort felt or expressed toward people who don't conform to society's gender expectations.

• Gender and Sociology

  • From birth, children are assigned a gender and are socialized to conform to certain gender roles based on their biological sex.
  • From birth, children are socialized to conform to certain gender roles based on their biological sex and the gender to which they are assigned.
  • Gender roles shape individual behavior not only by dictating how people of each gender should behave, but also by giving rise to penalties for people who don't conform to the norms.
  • Explain how gender roles shape individual behavior and how society punishes those who don't conform

• Considerations for Eyewitness Testimony

  • "Memory conformity," also known as social contagion of memory, refers to a situation in which one person's report of a memory influences another person’s report of that same experience. 
  • Some factors that contribute to memory conformity are age (the elderly and children are more likely to have memory distortions due to memory conformity) and confidence (individuals are more likely to conform their memories to others if they are not certain about what they remember).

• Compliance

  • It is generally distinguished from obedience (behavior influenced by authority figures) and conformity (behavior intended to match that of a social majority).
  • Ingratiation can include flattery, opinion conformity, and self-presentation (presenting one's own attributes in a manner that appeals to the target).

• Group Behavior

  • Groupthink is a psychological phenomenon that occurs within a group of people, in which the desire for harmony or conformity in the group results in an incorrect or deviant decision-making outcome.
  • It is important to distinguish deindividuation from obedience (when a person yields to explicit instructions or orders from an authority figure), compliance (when a person responds favorably to a request from others) and conformity (when a person attempts to match his attitudes to group norms, versus the total relinquishing of individuality seen in deindividuation).

• Gender Dysphoria

  • Many people who are diagnosed with gender dysphoria identify as transgender, genderfluid, or otherwise gender non-conforming in some way; however not everyone who identifies as transgender or gender non-conforming experiences gender dysphoria.

• Current Issues and Debates in Psychology

  • "Normal" is also used to describe when someone's behavior conforms to the most common or accepted behavior in society (known as conforming to the norm).

• Gender as a Spectrum and Transgender Identities

  • This social dichotomy enforces conformance to the ideals of masculinity and femininity in all aspects of gender and sex—gender identity, gender expression, and biological sex.

• Introduction to Personality Disorders

  • Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder: Characterized by a rigid conformity to rules, perfectionism, and control.