Conformity vs Non Conformity

1. CONFORMITY VS NON-CONFORMITY

2. 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?

3. CONFORMIST VS NON-CONFORMIST VS ANTI-
CONFORMIST
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

4. 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.
 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.

5. 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.
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.

6. 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
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

7. CONFORMIST VS NON-CONFORMIST VS ANTI-
CONFORMIST
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

8. "IN A WORLD OF PRINCESSES, BE A
HOT DOG!!"
#1

9. #2

12. EVERYTHING IN THE UNIVERSE HAS A RHYTHM,
EVERYTHING DANCES.
~ MAYA ANGELOU

13. THE MILGRAM EXPERIMENT
 Video #1

14. ARE YOU A CONFORMIST OR NOT?
HONESTLY……
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

15. ARE YOU A CONFORMIST OR NOT?
HONESTLY……
https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-
school/personality/quizreport.php?title=NjIwNzYw&sid=
OTM1NzQwODc=
(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?

16. SMALL GROUPS- TAKE
NOTES (or write a 1,000
word response)
1. Is conformity a good or
bad thing? Why?
1. Come up with specific
examples
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia9aE3RH1Uc

17. HOW IS
CONFORMITY
DANGEROUS?

18. https://www.youtube.
com/channel/UCwdo
8-
3UrfZ9scHPl0m4Ysg

19. IS THERE A HEALTHY
MIDDLE BETWEEN
CONFORMING TO
SOCIETY AND STILL
BEING AN INDIVIDUAL?
WHAT IS IT?

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

21. THINK ABOUT . . .
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n18Q0PrW
qE
- How does this
video display
social norms?
Expectations?
- The individual vs
society?
- Breaking the
norm?

22. What would you do?
List 10 social norms,
and identify if they
are positive (+),
negative (-), or
neutral (N) to society
What would society
be like without these
norms?

23. THE BYSTANDER EFFECT: PHENOMENON IN WHICH
INDIVIDUALS ARE LESS LIKELY TO OFFER HELP TO A VICTIM
WHEN OTHER PEOPLE ARE PRESENT. THE GREATER THE
NUMBER OF BYSTANDERS, THE LESS LIKELY IT IS THAT ANY
ONE OF THEM WILL HELP.

24. 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

25. WHAT IS THE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
PERSONAL FREEDOM
AND SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY?
 Video #1; Child Abduction
https://www.youtub
e.com/watch?v=H7
dfkZKjWSo

26. 1. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=
H7DFKZKJWSO
Video #1; Child Abduction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDJP_B-R2r4

27. THE TODDLER AND THE VULTURE
Kevin Carter (1960-1994)

29. TEENS WATCH MAN DROWN
 Are we, as individuals,
responsible to provide
aid to someone in need?
Why or why not?
(PERSONAL FREEDOM
VS SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY)
 Let’s watch

30. THE BAD SAMARITAN – VIDEO #2
 Part 1
 Part 2

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

32.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDJP_B-R2r4