Conformity refers to the act of changing of a particular belief or individual’s behaviour involving the pressure of social norms or expectations. “yielding to group pressures” (Crutchfield),1996). Group pressures can be demonstrated into many ways this include bullying, criticism, persuasion etc. conformity exists into two categories these are NORMATIVE AND INFORMATIONAL CONFORMITY.To start off with normative is usually generate by a need to fit in, in other to be like and accepted whereas informational conformity occurs because of the desire to be correct. Also, obedience as a direct form of social influence, in which one person orders another to do something. for example, work place if you don’t follow the roles given by the manger you will face the ………Research shows that signifies that people will obey orders from a figure of authority even when this lead to committing immoral acts. Obedience differs from …show more content…
Some People conform to a view because they believe it to be correct. People change their opinion because of various reason such as roles, status, background and familiarity. Whereas normative social influence is most commonly with compliance going along with the majority even if accept their beliefs because you wanted to be accepted. Normative influence is when majority are able to control others by wielding pressure on them to conform. Because majority people have superior power they can use it very effortlessly. For example, the majority could make the minority feel rough about discordant, as we see in Asch’s