CONFORMITY VS NONCONFORMITY Conform 1 to be similar

CONFORMITY VS NON-CONFORMITY

Conform: 1. to be similar to or the same as something 2. to obey or agree with something 3. to do what other people do - to behave in a way that is accepted by most people 4. to act in accordance or harmony; comply DPS Examples?

You are sitting in a waiting room with a group of people. There is a loud beep. Everyone in the room stands up. Then sits back down. Five minutes pass, another beep, everyone stands up and sits back down. This continues to happen without stopping. On the next beep, you: A. Ask someone what is happening B. Stay sitting C. Stand up CONFORMIST VS NON-CONFORMIST VS ANTICONFORMIST

Scenario 1: Have your heard the new Katy Perry song? I love it! Their friend now loves it without even hearing it because everyone else likes it Scenario 2: Imagine you and a group of strangers are told to go into a room and wait until further instructions are given. A few people decide to sit in seats which are in the room, slowly more and more people also decide to take a seat. You take a seat as well. CONFORMIST: A PERSON WHO CONFORMS, ESPECIALLY UNQUESTIONINGLY, TO THE USUAL PRACTICES OR STANDARDS OF A GROUP, SOCIETY, ETC, PART OF THE HERD, PERFORMING AN ACT TO FEEL ACCEPTED BY THE GROUP WHICH YOU ARE IN, NOT BECAUSE IT WAS YOUR OWN IDEA TO BEGIN WITH.

As a nonconformist, Alex doesn't care if a band is bashed my many people, he still listens to them and admits that because he likes their music. NON-CONFORMIST- A PERSON WHO USUALLY DOES THINGS DIFFERENTLY FROM THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE, NOT FOR THE SAKE OF BEING DIFFERENT AND SPECIAL, BUT BECAUSE THEY PREFER TO DO SO, FOLLOWS THEIR OWN DRUMMER. CHOOSE THEIR OWN WAY UNINFLUENCED BY OTHERS.

SCENARIO ONE: Hating something just because its popular and everyone else likes it SCENARIO TWO- Jumps off a cliff because everyone else says it’s a bad idea ANTI-CONFORMIST- DOES THINGS IN ORDER TO NOT CONFORM, TO STAND OUT, SPIT IN SOCIETY'S FACE, DOING THINGS JUST TO SHOCK OR SPITE OTHERS

You are sitting in a waiting room with a group of people. There is a loud beep. Everyone in the room stands up. Then sits back down. Five minutes pass, another beep, everyone stands up and sits back down. This continues to happen without stopping. On the next beep, you: A. Ask someone what is happening B. Stay sitting C. Stand up CONFORMIST VS NON-CONFORMIST VS ANTICONFORMIST

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FREE WRITE: Are you a conformist, a non-conformist, or an anti-conformist? Give specific examples to prove what you are saying- 350 plus words ARE YOU A CONFORMIST OR NOT? HONESTLY……

https: //www. proprofs. com/quiz- school/personality/quizreport. php? title=Nj. Iw. Nz. Yw&sid=O TM 1 Nz. Qw. ODc= (you can Google Conformity Quiz) Add results to your free write- do you agree or disagree Why? What category do you think most teens fall into? Adults? Why? ARE YOU A CONFORMIST OR NOT? HONESTLY……

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HOW IS CONFORMITY DANGEROUS?

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Unwritten rules about how to behave. They provide people with an expected idea of how to behave in a particular social group or culture. SOCIAL NORMS- WHAT ARE THEY?

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HERD/MOB/PACK/GANG MENTALITY: PHENOMENON IN WHICH PEOPLE CAN BE INFLUENCED BY THEIR PEERS TO ADOPT BEHAVIORS ON AN EMOTIONAL, RATHER THAN RATIONAL, BASIS, OFTEN DOING THINGS THEY WOULD NEVER OTHERWISE DO

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SHOULD IT SHOULD BE A LAW TO INTERVENE WHEN WITNESSING AN INJURY OR CRIME?

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