Cultural Conformity

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Conformity is the compliance with the norms of a culture and society, occurring when individuals wish to align holistically with surrounding groups. Throughout my Personal Interest Project, I shall investigate the cultural agents contributing to this trend. I hypothesise that an individual’s interaction with society influences their response to social pressures. Thus, culture, gender, perception and time affect conformity.

I selected this topic, as I feel people are conforming further, and with the introduction of technology in our lives, people are feeling pressured. I am passionate about ‘social programming’, being the process where individuals learn to conform to their culture and society. When considering topics for my PIP, this seemed a logical choice.

This PIP will provide me with a deeper understanding of social conformity deepening my public knowledge and personal experience, by proving me with practical research experience. Through incorporating the qualitative and quantitative methodologies, I am provided with a deep understanding of the micro and macro world. This PIP …show more content…

Through surveys and experiments, concentrated within western Sydney, I am able to generalise trends within the region, which exemplifies the patterns of normative and informational conformity in wider society. Surveys and experiments are the best choices for this, as they have statistical significance and precise results. These quantitative methodologies are not open to bias interpretation, providing a reputable foundation. Interviews allow me to answer questions in an in-depth manner, providing me with a deeper understanding and a qualitative argument. Any ambiguities can be clarified and incomplete answers followed up. These methods are effective, providing a qualitative and quantitative argument, allowing me to gain an in-depth and broad insight, permitting me to determine trends within

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