Conformity is a natural human tendency, with outcomes that can be either prosocial or deeply harmful. When is it best to follow others—and when are you better off thinking for yourself?
we conform when interests meet together ... or when we face the same risks .
Dear Hassan
As it it, by definition conformist people are those who give up thinking by themselves. It may happen that conformist people are rewarded for being conformist. Problems arise when this type of persons conform to bad causes or goals.
I know of no great mind that has been conformist. Great minds are innovators and creators and make significant contributions to the betterment of this word. Conformist people are among those you commit atrocities of all type just because they are always prone to obey and accept ready made and established tuths imposed on them from outside. Also, they have not critical thinking and criativity and, because of this, they contribute to the maintenance of the satus quo and the mainstream.
To be conformist means to lose one's personal identity and sense of self. There is accumulated evidence that shows that conforrmist people are oriented to a heteronomous morality, a morality based on the ideas of fear, coercion and unilateral respect. Creators and innovators are guided by an autonomous morality, a morality based on the ideas of equaltity, cooperation and mutual respect. When we give up thinking for ourselves we lose, say, our sense of self, personal identity, and personality. So, we remain subject to any type on indocrination.
In a nutshell, conformism is one of the devils that pervade and ruin many countries all over the world. The world needs creators and innovators, not conformist people.
Kind regards,
Orlando
we conform when interests meet together ... or when we face the same risks .
We must follow standards, rules, or laws in our society or organization. such conformity can build unity, create strength and maintain harmony.
following the dark-part can be very harmful
We can conform in those cases wherin there is, say a common enenemy
We can conform in those cases wherein cohesio our group of belonginh is in risk,
People will either conform willingly or unwillingly. Sometimes people conform due to societal norms, laws and regulations. Other times people are pressured to conform due to being the minority or not having power so people conform to either fit in with the rest or agree with the rest. The underlying theme to a person conforming is to dispel an uncomfortable or undesirable situation.
Thank you for sharing your opinion with us Navitha Singh Sewpersadh.
Our conformism is very good for "certain elites" who tell us what we have to do, what we should want, the goals we must have ..., in short, that try to direct our lives.
The mainstream, the status quo and the powerful adore conformist people becaue they want to maintain their previleges regardless of legetimate theu may be.
There is empirical evidence thas shows that people tend to conform when they have to face a common enemy. This is clearly the case of the citizens from a country that is in a situation of war
People tend to conform when they have an authoritarian, but not an authoritative, leader
Asch's classical experiments on conformity are a dramatic example of people's pervasive tendency to conform. This is also shown in Milgram's classical experiments on obedience to a powerful and legitimate authority (a university professor in this case)
People conform for several reasons.
1) They are interested in maintaing the status quo and the mainsteram;
2) Are afraid of relaliation when they do not conform.;
3) Have, say, a weak personality;
4) Have a low self-esteem of themselves;
5) Like to follow the herd.
6) Are not interstered in transorfming the society where they live,
7) they avoid taking risks, etc., etc., etc.,
In the middle of a multitude people tend to conform, mainly those who are less developed in cognitive and moral terms
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