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Conforming to the "Norm", 2004.
A comparative analysis of "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" by Bret Harte and "To Brooklyn Bridge" by Hart Crane.
1,056 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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The purpose of this paper is to introduce, discuss, and analyze two works: "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" by Bret Harte and "To Brooklyn Bridge" by Hart Crane. Specifically, it discusses what reasons the two main characters have for conforming (or not conforming) to the norm in these two works. The characters in these works symbolize America, both the best and the worst. They also symbolize how society expects much from its citizens and how some people, no matter how hard they try, simply cannot conform to the norm and fit in to a society that will only accept them on its own, quite demanding terms.
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"Conforming to the "norm" is one way people manage to get along in society. Society certainly does demand a lot from most people ? ethically and politically, and those who do not openly conform to society's rules are often cast out or seen as outsiders. In both of these works, the main characters must conform to society's rules to survive. In "Brooklyn Bridge," the main character is really the bridge itself, and Crane portrays it in a mystical or God-like way, as if it is an image to be idolized, just like the Statue of Liberty nearby in New York Harbor. More than conforming, the bridge becomes a symbol of America at its best. It is symbolic of a society on the move, inventing new technology and rushing toward the future."
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The Cost of Conforming and Non-Conforming, 2003.
An examination of literature about life during the Qing dynasty in China.
2,101 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 66.95
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This paper discusses "Dream of the Red Chamber" by Tsao Hsueh-chin, "The Death of Woman Wang" by Jonathan Spence, "The Female Impersonator" by Yuan Mei, and "Six Records of a Floating Life" by Shen fu. It explains how these illustrate the consequences of conforming or not conforming. The issues concerning conformity range from rebellion against male authority to sexual deviation in these tales.
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"The Confucian ideology of ?Thrice Following? controlled women?s lives n the Qing Dynasty. As daughters, they had to following their fathers; as wives, they had to following their husbands; as widows, they had to following their sons. Many men viewed women as role models of purity, order and stability. Many males in Qing Dynasty literature are portrayed as being very immoral. They devote their lives to gambling and adultery, rather than living meaningful lives. An analysis of the fates of major characters in Qing literature illustrates that the degree to which the characters conform or fail to conform results in tragedy, the reinforcement of Confucian values and inevitable conflict."
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Conforming with Non-Conformity, 2001.
An analytical paper on Jack Kerouac's book, "On The Road."
1,310 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper discusses the concept of conformity and non-conformity through one of Jack Kerouac's greatest books "On The Road." It analyzes Kerouac's writings and relates it to the idea of conformity/non-conformity. It also discusses these ideas through the lifestyles of the beat generation which is embodied in the characters of the book.
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?During the early post war era, the presumed conformity in middle-class white American literature where enormous, and it should come as no surprise that a reaction against that conformity-the beat generation-should arise and attain notoriety.? --Robert Holton(265-266) Jack Kerouac, a ?self-proclaimed spokesman for the beat generation? (Miles 171), wrote a book that challenges the concept of conformity in a post war America. This book entitled ?On The Road? takes its two main characters, Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarty, in numerous journeys across America and to Mexico as well. These journeys, that takes them back and forth from the east coast to the west coast, illustrate the rebellious notion that Kerouac has towards rigidity and responsibility: two concepts that has embodied the idea of conformity. Through this, Kerouac is conveying the idea that living life to its fullest means the destruction of barriers to personal freedom. As Sal and Dean aptly demonstrates, life can indeed be lived to its fullest. They disregarded conformity to lead their own lives with their own rules. In many ways, they are the representations of the beat generation: they are Kerouac?s tools to profess his belief in non-conformity."
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Norms and Cultures, 2002.
A brief examination of problems that a newcomer faces when joining an organization and attempting to conform to new norms and cultures.
660 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 23.95
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This paper defines what culture is and discusses what hurdles an outsider faces when joining a new organization. The focus is an example of a new work place and dress code ethics.
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"Culture had been defined not as the behavior of the people living in it; it is the ?it? in which they live. The culture of an organization includes the language, dress codes, and habits of the operations, value systems, an ethics? code, attitude and interactions between various strata of the organization and work principles. Norms-are the organized and shared ideas of what the members in the organization do and feel, and how these norms should be regulated. The basic needs are physiological, needs for security, affiliation, to feel self-esteem and for self-actualization (Harvey and Brown, 1976)."
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Cost of Conformity in Chinese Literature, 2005.
An analysis of the conformity or non conformity of several Chinese literary characters to Confucian values.
3,154 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 91.95
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The Confucian society of ancient China was filled with specific norms and values. Conforming or not conforming to these specific values could cause negative or positive impacts in many individuals' lives. This paper discusses how the characters Pao-yu, Precious Virtue, Black Jade, Phoenix and Chia Lien from "Dream of the Red Chamber" by Hsueh Tsao Chin; Shen Fu and his wife Yun from "The Six Records of a Floating Life" by Shen Fu and Women Wang from "The Death of Women Wang" by Jonathan Spence do or do not conform to Confucian society and the affect that this conformity has on their lives.
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"Black Jade (Lin Ku-niang) another character from Dream of the Red Chamber is the woman Pao-yu is deeply in love with, like her lover she also has a rebellious nature. Black Jade is a very emotional, sensitive and dramatic girl who fails to conform to society because she was not an individual who showed filial piety, which was significant in a Confucian society. Black Jade loved Pao-yu and believed strongly that they were soul mates and destined to be married. The superiors in the Chia household especially the Matriarch, found Black Jade to have an arrogant and willful nature, they were not impressed by her unbridled behavior and found her speech to be most offending especially since it resulted as filial impiety. "
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The Importance of Individuality & the Consequences of Conformity, 2000.
An examination of John Stuart Mill's "On Liberty", in which he stresses the importance of individuality.
1,274 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper provides discussion and analysis of John Stuart Mill?s ?On Liberty,? focusing on his conceptions of individuality and conformity and the effects of these two contrasting categories on society as a whole. Mill places great importance on a people?s ability to exercise individual choice, arguing that our very humanity is defined by our ability to make our own decisions. One of the greatest champions of the power of the individual, Mill urges people to avoid conformity, or blind, unquestioning adherence to existing norms, even if those norms are archaic, and do not make logical sense within the context of contemporary society. Conformity, he argues, causes society to stagnate ? if societal constructions are never questioned or challenged, nothing will ever change and society will cease to progress. This paper examines Mill?s theory as it applies to 19th century Britain and Western society in general (seen by Mill as in danger of succumbing to conformity), focusing on issues of censorship and the strict moral codes of the period.
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"He argues that what renders a person human is his/her ability to choose, and that by blindly adhering to custom a person rejects his/her humanity and individuality. In order to be an individual, one must understand previous customs but then interpret them and, if necessary, change them to fit one?s personal views and lifestyle. He places great value on individuality; not only is it crucial to the proper development of the human being, but to the development of society, for without it society will become stagnant and immobile. That is, if people stick to customs without questioning whether those customs are applicable to their lives and times and adjusting them appropriately, their societies will cease to progress. He applies his theories to 19th century Western society, warning that modern censorship and strict regulations hinder the development of the individual, and consequently the society. No greater responsibility, importance, and glory can be placed on individuality than are placed by Mill."
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Conformity in Elevators, 2002.
This paper is a psychology class research project paper which investigates conformity in elevators.
2,245 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 10 sources, $ 69.95
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This research paper states that most students conformed to elevator group behavior and more females than males were found to conform. The paper explains that, for the purpose of this study, conforming behavior is operationally defined as the "wrong way facing" in an elevator. The author feels that this research provides evidence that people tend to change their own response to conform to the group's behavior.
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Abstract
Research Question
Definitions
Conforming Behavior
Elevator Group
Introduction
Literature Review
Definition and General Information
Influential Factors
Individual Mechanisms
Social Mechanisms
Methodology
Research Design
Participants and Subjects
Variables
Procedure
Data Analysis
Results
Discussion
Implications for Future Research
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"Conformity is defined as the changing of one's own response to be like that of the group's response. A further aspect of the definition includes the movement toward the group with the maintenance of congruence with the group. Thus, a person may originally conform to the group's behavior, but then a further decision to conform must be made in order for the behavior to be maintained. "
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Non-Conformity in Chinese Society, 2005.
A discussion of the results of not conforming in Chinese society using examples from Qing Literature.
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The paper examines the fates of a list of characters from three novels of the 17th and 18th centuries, and the poetry of Yuan Mei. The period of study is the Qing dynasty which was the authority in China before its decline in the 19th century. The thesis revolves around Asian societies' rigidity of old, as reinforced by religion, culture and law, to suggest that non-conformity carries immense risks; conformity implies virtue and rewards.
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"As in other Asian civilizations, men and women have had to conform to prevailing cultural mores, as their security, in a variety of injustice through centuries that is so often lamented by others. The theme of the non-conforming person, however, has continued to inspire authors, through time. This paper refers to a great variety of individuals whose experiences may be said to be rather allegorical, in terms of the consequences of breaking from tradition, and in a society of little security, so often becoming mere leaves on the wind."
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Conform or Influence, 2002.
This paper is a personal essay about the choice of conforming or influencing your choice and the choices of others.
1,290 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 0 sources, $ 43.95
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This paper discusses that, when influence is employed correctly, it efficiently moves people in positive directions; unfortunately, it also can work against us, and make us conform in situations where we are under social, peer or parental pressure.The author expresses the emotions he felt when he became drunk at a party to which he knew he should not have gone: Angry, awkward, weak, ashamed, and disappointment in himself. The paper concludes that, in similar circumstances, the author now tries to become the influencing factor rather than the victim of persuasion.
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"Sometimes, it's as simple as people just not taking "no" for an answer. I remember being part of what was considered the "cool" group when I was in high school. It was the group that everyone wanted to be part of, and I was. One summer when I was 17, one of the kids threw a big party while her parents were out of town. I, of course, immediately accepted the invitation not realizing that the group had planned a drinking party and had somehow gotten hold of a keg of beer."
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Social Norms, 2005.
A look at the author's experiences in breaking a low-level social norm.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper examines how social norms dictate our behavior on a day to day basisand how although these norms are not written rules of behavior, conducting oneself in opposition to these norms can result in minor consequences, such as being pointedly ignored, to major consequences, such as being incarcerated. In particular, it looks at the writer's experiences when breaking a low-level social norm during a one-hour period.
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Conformity, 2005.
A look at conformity from a social psychology perspective.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 19 sources, APA, $ 63.95
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This paper discusses conformity as a consequence of social perception that influences behavior. The paper examines the concept of conformity from the context of its significance in social psychology. Issues concerning conformity such as the need for acceptance, the role of authority and when and why conformity occurs are addressed by the paper.
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"The purpose of this research is to examine the phenomenon of conformity as consequence of social perceptions that influence behavior. The plan of the research will be to set forth the context in which this issue achieves significance in social psychology and then to assess when people are most likely to conform to normative social influences. To that end, the research will discuss the need for acceptance, when and why conformity occurs, the importance of accountability in a social context ,the power of propaganda to effect conformity..."
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Conformity, 2002.
This paper is a personal essay that discusses the conformity of being a student.
770 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 0 sources, $ 27.95
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The author states that that he is a student and that governs virtually everything important he does. The author defines being a student as conforming behavior. The author thinks that spotting conformity may be a little like pealing an onion, each layer hides another layer, so that may be hard to discover real personal choice.
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"For the most part I have been blind to this conformity. Perhaps that is the nature of conformity, that it requires that people do not make active choices. As I look at pictures of family members, I can see that all the young women in the 1970?s had long straight hair, but all the young women in the early 1960?s had bubble hairdos. I look at the young women around me today, and I don?t see such a pattern. Some have long hair; some have short. Some have medium length hair, but it?s blue."
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Societal Norms, 2004.
An analysis of the effects of societal norms and attitudes on group and individual beliefs.
1,393 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper demonstrates how the two articles, "Harvesting Implicit Group Attitudes and Beliefs From a Demonstration Web Site" by B. Nosek and A Greenwald and "Group Norms and Attitude-Behavior Consistency, The Role of Group Salience and Mood" by J. Wellen, M. Hogg and D. Terry, in their own ways portray how societal norms can affect implicit and explicit beliefs and feelings within certain groups and how the mere act of being involved and being accepted by a group directly influences one's behaviors and attitudes because people can categorize themselves to a specific group.
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"In small or large social environments, social interaction between group members often facilitates actions that control individual behavior. These reactions to the group are guided by societal norms that significantly influence the participation level of the team. As a result norms can emerge from group ideals that are based on shared attitudes and beliefs. Furthermore, the mere act of being involved and being accepted by a group directly influences one's behaviors and attitudes because people can categorize themselves to a specific group. In fact the two articles, "Harvesting Implicit Group Attitudes and Beliefs From a Demonstration Web Site" and "Group Norms and Attitude-Behavior Consistency, The Role of Group Salience and Mood" in their own ways portray how societal norms can affect implicit and explicit beliefs and feelings within certain groups."
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Social Attitudes, Judgments and Conformity, 2007.
A discussion of the priming effects on social attitudes, judgments and conformity.
1,783 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 57.95
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This paper examines the role of priming on several social psychology behaviors including attitudes, judgements and conformity. The paper provides a description of priming and of each of the social behaviors discussed in the paper. The paper then focuses on describing past research that shows the ways in which priming affects these behaviors.
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Introduction
Priming Attitudes/Judgments
Priming Social Conformity
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"Schemas are cognitive representations of nonsocial and social objects that are stored in memory in associative networks. Activation of a schema increases its accessibility in the present and in the future. One way to activate a schema is through priming. Priming is any experience or mental activity that occurs prior to an event or situation and which increases the likelihood that relevant schema will be made more accessible. Such experiences or activities are referred to as primes and primes vary in the level of activation or accessibility they create. The minimum prime required to activate a schema is called the response threshold (Moskowitz, 2005). This can then affect a perception, judgment, and/or behavior by associative processes in memory. In this paper I will examine priming effects on judgments and social conformity by describing several relevant studies and their results."
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Public Library Social Norms, 2005.
An examination of social norms in a public library.
1,574 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 51.95
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This paper examines a number of the social norms exemplified in a particular public location. The writer was chosen to observe social interaction in a common public library. Over the course of the approximate hour that the writer spent studying the library's patrons and personnel, several behavioral patterns emerged. It became apparent that certain types of behavior were acceptable, while others appeared to produce annoyance or other forms of sanction. All of the interactions, however, were highly specific to the public library setting; put elsewhere, certain actions that produced sanctions would be perfectly acceptable, while others simply would not fit. It is important to note that the patterns observed remain reasonably unofficial codes of conduct and that adherence to them is relatively implicit. Therefore, violations of these social norms were more likely to be overlooked, depending upon the individual's familiarity with them; age, for example, tended to be one of the most influential variables. Overall, the brief examination of the public library as a social setting revealed a number of facts that often tend to be overlooked or taken for granted.
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"A social norm is, essentially, a guideline dictating appropriate behavior dependent upon the social context. Generally, "Social norms theory states that behavior is often influenced by how individuals perceive that other members of a social group behave." So, these norms are created and perpetuated by individuals' interpretations of how others act, in combination with their desires to adhere to common practices. Collectively, these perceptions come together to formulate specified methods of procedure for certain social situations. Often times, sociologists define the most iron-clad form of customary behavior to be "mores"; these constitute "must behaviors, the basic patterns of ideas and acts of a people." These mores are often backed up by more formal rules or laws within a particular society. More unofficial than both norms and mores are folkways. These tend to be, "Behaviors which are construed as somewhat less compulsive than mores of the same society, and do not call for a strong reaction from the society if violated." In other words, folkways are behaviors that are generally looked upon with favor when held to, but are not obligatory in their nature."
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