This dissertation analyses social influence forms and social influence on behaviour. Social influence generally relates to how people around individuals determine their behaviours and habits. Adopting other people’s mannerisms after staying with them for a while is normal. As they say, “when you go to Rome, do what the Romans do.” There are three social influence forms. One, conformity relates to how individuals change their thoughts, habits, and feelings to fit in a given group. Secondly, obedience concerns changing one’s behaviour to adhere to instruction by an authoritative figure. Lastly, compliance is observing other requirements in being like them. Milgram’s experiment’s influence on obedience gives a practical visualization of social influence.
social influence forms and social influence on behaviour
THE SOCIAL INFLUENCE ON BEHAVIOUR IN SOCIETY
Social influence on behaviour is either positive or negative. For example, stubborn children change their practices by staying around well-behaving children. As a result, adopting their mannerisms through observation. On the other hand, negative influences exist. For example, considering the given case of guessing gumballs number in the jar. There is an urge to increase the estimate of a gumball to a closer figure to friends. This is a result of compliance, which falls under social influence forms. Furthermore, social influence results in vices such as alcohol abuse, gang affiliation and teenage parenting. Conformity also reveals itself in the case of misuse of alcohol, especially in colleges. The students’ intake alcohol to fit in with others they consider as “cool.”
social influence on behaviour in society
SOCIAL INFLUENCE FORMS AND THE MILGRAM’S EXPERIMENT INFLUENCE ON OBEDIENCE
Analyzing the social influence forms presents obedience as one of the forms. It occurs when an individual yield to strict instructions by authoritative figures. The instructions vary from mild to explicit. Milgram’s experiment influence on obedience basis is on Nazis in world war II. It suggests a reason behind the occurrence of the Holocaust. The experiments involve a “teacher,” authorized in conducting an experiment and a confederate that is a pretending volunteer. The teacher then shocks the confederate for every wrong answer. In conclusion, the teacher’s willingness to shocking increases as long as there are no consequences. The findings are the resulting factor behind the killings is obedience to authorities. Therefore, the conclusion is that there is a significant social influence on behaviour in terms of obedience.
Milgram’s experiment influence on obedience
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