Why Do We Try so Hard to Fit In?

Conformity involves changing your behaviors in order to "fit in" or "go along" with the people around you. It might involve agreeing with or acting like the majority of people in a specific group, or behaving in a particular way in order to be perceived as "normal" by the group.

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Healthy Mind How Does Conformity Influence Your Behavior? Conformity involves changing your behaviors in order to "fit in" or "go along" with the people around you. It might involve agreeing with or acting like the majority of people in a specific group, or behaving in a particular way in order to be perceived as "normal" by the group. Why do we conform? READ NOW EDITOR'S PICK OF THE WEEK 25 Best Healthy Gifts for Wellness Lovers READ NOW  › READ THESE NEXT Milgram's Experiments and the Perils of Obedience READ NOW  › What the Asch Conformity Experiments Reveal About Us READ NOW  › 9 Characteristics of Self-Actualized People READ NOW  › You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Healthy Mind newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. A DOTDASH BRAND 28 Liberty Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10005 © 2021 Verywellmind.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy