types of conformity Flashcards

(11 cards)

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what is conformity?

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  • change in beliefs or behaviours
  • by an individual or small group
  • to fit in with a majority group
  • as a result of real or imagined pressure from majority group
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what are examples of conformity?

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  • minor conformity
    > people conforming to drink/drunk taking of peers
  • major conformity
    > society conforming to racist beliefs
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what is compliance?

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  • shallow
  • individual publicly conforms
  • to attitudes and behaviour of majority group
  • while privately disagreeing with them
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what is an example of compliance?

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  • agreeing with friends that a film was good

- while secrelty not enjoying it

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what is compliance associated with?

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  • seeking group approval and membership

- avoiding disapproval

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is compliance temporary or permenant?

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  • usually temporary
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what is identification?

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  • deeper
  • individual publicly and privatley changes their attitudes and behaviour
  • to conform to the group
  • want to identify with and feel sense of membership with group
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is identification temporary or permenant?

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  • temporary

- when leave group they revert to original attitudes and behaviours

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what is an example of identification?

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  • joining the army and conforming to colleagues’ beliefs/behaviours
  • abandoning them when leave the army
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what is internalisation?

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  • deepest
  • permenant
  • publicy and privately changes attitudes and behaviour
  • to fit in with group
  • because of belief that group’s attitudes and behaviours are correct
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what is an example of internalisation?

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  • becoming life-long vegetarian

- after sharing house with vegetarians at uni

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