Misused, a figurative litmus test measures an individual’s proportions of conformity and deviance, sharply distinguishing an insider from a pariah, an ally from an outcast. And that’s the worst aspect ...

If conformity of a group member threatens the status of others, is it possible that, contrary to studies which suggest that conformity is always rewarded, conformity might not be so rewarded? The ...

Whitney DeCamp, Jesse M. Smith, Religion, Nonreligion, and Deviance: Comparing Faith's and Family's Relative Strength in Promoting Social Conformity, Journal of Religion and Health, Vol. 58, No. 1 ...

Obviously, conformity has its positive attributes. We conform to the laws of society. Failure to do so may put us into a position of extreme conformity – jail or prison. We function better in ...