What comes to mind when you hear the phrases “ultimate opulence” and “find me an oasis”? Most people would imagine an elaborate party that is unbelievably luxurious; with billionaires and heiresses comparing their inheritance with each other, with film stars and Broadway directors and champagne that flows freely. On the other hand people would imagine glittering beaches and cool waters that quench your thirst in paradise. However, when I think of these phrases the first thing that come to mind is a combination of caviar with nude nails that will give a sophisticated look when finished. Additionally, I think of a pastel gray-blue that literally goes with anything. Ever since I was a kid I never really liked the idea of conformity, but going
Some of the dangers in following the majority are that you can get in trouble, you can make a wrong choice, ruin your reputation, change how others view you, and you will be the same as everyone else and you won’t be you. One of the ways you can get in trouble is that you can get in trouble with the law by drinking and getting a minor. One of ways you can make a wrong choice is that you go somewhere where you know you shouldn’t be and you something you regret in the future. You can ruin your reputation because people can look at you different if you don’t want to stand out and do your own thing. You can also ruin your reputation by not doing what you would usually do and you just go with everyone and what they are doing.
In today’s society the general attitude towards an individual is conform or be an outcast. It is seen in schools where people who do not fit into specific cliques become outcasts, the weird people. It is seen in the work place as well. People have conformed to standards set by society simply because society has said to do so. Society asks people to change themselves to fit in.
Meadow Scanio p.8 In society everyone wants to fit in to belong, but the more people try to conform on the outside the more they will question society as a whole on the inside. Bradbury uses this idea in his book Fahrenheit 451 which creates the main conflict in the story, Montage’s struggle against conformity. Montage questions why he is burning books while he tries to fit into the thoughtless society and keep up the appearance that nothing has changed, allowing conflict to form in his life because of his fight to realize right and wrong. Bradbury uses montages job as a firefighter to show how he fits into society because firefighters make up the image for the world they live in.
So it Goes Conformity is a curious concept. No one orders another to follow suit, yet it is almost instinct for this to occur. The fear of ostracism will motivate people to do things they do not necessarily believe in, or even want to do. This disparity between what one thinks and what one does necessitates rationalization, and people use many different methods to achieve this. Kurt Vonnegut explores through his character, Billy Pilgrim, in Slaughterhouse Five.
Social Conformity is a word that I was unfamiliar with until we had a discussion in class about the definition of the word as well as the meaning. Once my insight was open about the understanding of the word I began to critical analyze and think about this at a Macro level. We all conform to something in life whether it is through church, school, friends, football teams, or etc. I really could go on and on but understanding the magnitude of the behavior when being socially conform is something that we as human being have to be aware off. My first thought was a movie that came out in two-thousand ten on life time called the “Pregnancy Pack” which was based on true events.
Janie finds out that her second attempt to marriage does not give what she desires, and it is only in her “condemned” marriage that Janie finally achieves her true love and happiness. After marrying Jody, Janie was deceived into thinking she was living a high-class life, but in reality was confined even more in this marriage than her last one. Janie is not allowed to participate in any town events that are ruled as un-lady like by Jody. On the outside, Janie is restricted to the general store or the house, but in those times she would constantly question why she was not able to behave like a man. It is only when Janie marries Tea Cake, a man younger than her, that she achieves her quest of finding true love and subsequently her happiness.
The Age of Conformity 1950’s America was a time where medicine, technology and music were becoming more and more advanced. From the manufacturing of cars, to the birth of corny sitcoms, America was very quickly becoming more futuristic. Looking back at the 1950s, it is easy to look over the years and notice the positive aspects of the developing decade, but if one takes a closer look, it wasn’t as perfect as it seemed. Teenage gangs were at an all time high as the new sounds of rock and roll encouraged violence, a war between Russia and the US was brewing and media influence was encouraging conformity rather than individualism.
Conformity is where people change their beliefs, attitudes, actions, or perceptions to more closely match those held by groups to which they belong or want to belong or by groups whose approval they desire. As said in the article ‘Ebscohost Conformity’ “As a group gets larger, more people tend to conform.” This states one positive about conformity. Conformity has important social implications and continues to be actively researched. It is basically if you are willing to follow rules and regulations and the morals you have.
If this isn’t the biggest and best example of conformity then I don’t know what is not to mention dumbest. “She danced for multiple days by herself, but by the seventh day, 34 others had joined, by the end of the month, 400 people were dancing with Mrs.Troffea.” (Tim Unkenholz, pg.2) This proves that very very large groups of people can all be pulled in and drowned by mass
Should we conform? Should we rebel? This will always be a constant conflict individually, or as a society. There should be a considered amount of conformity in our society in order to avoid chaos. That’s why laws exist.
Conformity Essay The nature of conformity is following something without rejection, or accepting that there’s only one way one thing can be done. Leonard Mead is in a world where society is more like a blinded monkey with a knife in its hand. He is a nonconformist because he doesn’t live the normal lifestyle the rest of society lives. The rest of society repeats the same thing over and over without question, it’s like everyone is the same person.
Although it may seem easy to be a zebra in a heard of giraffes when it comes down to it everyone wants to feel included and part of society. When a person does not conform to societies rules most people stare, laugh and talk until you do. But there are rare exceptions where people want to talk, listen and understand why you are not conforming to society. I also realized how much I actually cared of what people thought of me. For me to break societal norms I had to give myself a pep talk and listen to a confident boosting song.
Oftentimes, people realize the repetitiveness of fads and mainstream concepts, but take part in them anyways, to have something to say in conversations, or simply to fit in
People don’t want to be the odd one out and they certainly don’t want to be judged for it. This experiment showed how social pressure from a group could get a person to conform. All in all, the results of the elevator experiment show that conformity can be influenced by an individual’s innate desire to be like everyone
The Choice is Yours Do you follow the rules? Do you like the situation you 're in. Living a completely normal life and not picking or choosing what you 're doing. Well then in this situation you are a conformist.