factors influencing conformity and obedience

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Daniel white  factors influencing conformity and obedience (three recent studies) Conformity: Three reasons that influence conformity are the ones I am about to list below: Compliance with parties: Compliance is almost the same as conformity the difference between these is that in compliance there is a request for a person to behave in a certain (an act of compliance) way although this doesn’t have to be stated. We are doing this so that our behaviours don’t stand out or upset the majority. In many occasions these actions are too those which are in accordance with laws or rules and regulations. Self esteem: People who have positive image of themselves have a good self esteem, how you treat others can affect how they feel about themselves, positive comments can boost a persons self esteem and make they’re aura more positive, make them have a positive attitude. And therefore work more effectively and be a positive member of the team. Social norms: Social norms are what society deems appropriate for you social group. There was an important study carried out by Deutsch and Gerard in 1955 these found that there were two possible theories that would affect your reaction to social norms these are. Informational Social Influence: This theory consists on the need to analyze different the information and different points of view. When a person is found in an unknown environment, without sufficient information about it. That person will look at other people’s behaviour to know what the social norm is and will then behave in a similar way. People need information about they’re environment to feel comfortable. An example
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of this would be, if you were waiting at the traffic light to cross with a group of people, but you couldn’t see the lights change. You would cross the road when the rest of people crossed the road. This would be an example of an individual looking at other peoples behaviour to find the right thing to do. Normative Social Influence: this theory indicates we conform because of the need we have for acceptance within society. We want to give a good impression, not only fit in we want to be a well accepted member of the group. An ...

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