Duality of Conformity in Modern Society: Mechanisms, Manifestations, and Challenges

Baolun Zhang

2025

Abstract

Conformity, a profoundly rooted psychological tendency, has been subject to wide investigation across a variety of disciplines, including philosophy, psychology, economics, and evolution. The paper looks at how conformity manifests and the mechanisms through which conformity operates - in terms of perceptual judgment, behavioral aspects, and opinion/attitude. A literature review therefore serves as the study design, from landmark pieces of research by Asch, Sherif, and Milgram among others. The research looks at the evolutionary history of conformity, its philosophical foundations, and even the economy driving forces for its display. The results indicate that conformity has ambivalent characters; it promotes community welfare and stability but suppresses individuality, critical thinking, and moral integrity. The philosophers pointed out the conflict between what the society expects and personal autonomy. The insights from social psychology basically demonstrated how the normative and informational influence works in the shaping of the human behavior.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Zhang B. (2025). Duality of Conformity in Modern Society: Mechanisms, Manifestations, and Challenges. In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Innovative Education and Social Development - Volume 1: IESD; ISBN 978-989-758-779-5, SciTePress, pages 266-270. DOI: 10.5220/0013982400004912

in Bibtex Style

@conference{iesd25,
author={Baolun Zhang},
title={Duality of Conformity in Modern Society: Mechanisms, Manifestations, and Challenges},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Innovative Education and Social Development - Volume 1: IESD},
year={2025},
pages={266-270},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013982400004912},
isbn={978-989-758-779-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Innovative Education and Social Development - Volume 1: IESD
TI - Duality of Conformity in Modern Society: Mechanisms, Manifestations, and Challenges
SN - 978-989-758-779-5
AU - Zhang B.
PY - 2025
SP - 266
EP - 270
DO - 10.5220/0013982400004912
PB - SciTePress