Conformity Speech
Remember those times in class when the teacher has asked a question and the answer in mind is surely correct, yet when you look around the majority have chosen an option completely opposite? What about the time your friends pressured you into stealing that shirt or CD or involving in mocking little Johnny because he was a geek'? At the time there was no problems. As a part of the group you felt confident, secure and "like so cool".
But when you found that your answer was actually the correct one or were caught with the items in your bag or punished for taunting Little Johnny, do you remember your cowardice reason for acting as you did? The vast majority of people will recall saying, "Everybody is doing it" a sentence that is one of the worst four-word combinations in the English language.
(Acknowledge/greet audience)
Conformity involves the changing of one's attitudes, opinions, or behaviours to match those of the norms'. The "norms", established by society, are what we should or ought to be thinking, feeling, or doing if we wish to be accepted into a group. This desire to be accepted and belong to a group is an undeniable human need.
When faced with a challenging or trivial task, there are two common ways of handling the situation. One is to do sol vas according to one's own personal desires and belief with no specific regard to other people. The other is to base the decision on the how others will view and respond to it. The most of us would probably fall on the side of the latter and gladly trail on the paths of conformity. There are various reasons for conforming and these are evident in many daily human actions.
The main reason being the guarantee that you will never be left alone. It is so often that people commit sinister acts, then when accused, they sheepishly retreat into the numbers of those involved. It is this unquestionable human fear and weakness of solitude that drives people to shelter in the shadows of conformity.
But when you found that your answer was actually the correct one or were caught with the items in your bag or punished for taunting Little Johnny, do you remember your cowardice reason for acting as you did? The vast majority of people will recall saying, "Everybody is doing it" a sentence that is one of the worst four-word combinations in the English language.
(Acknowledge/greet audience)
Conformity involves the changing of one's attitudes, opinions, or behaviours to match those of the norms'. The "norms", established by society, are what we should or ought to be thinking, feeling, or doing if we wish to be accepted into a group. This desire to be accepted and belong to a group is an undeniable human need.
When faced with a challenging or trivial task, there are two common ways of handling the situation. One is to do sol vas according to one's own personal desires and belief with no specific regard to other people. The other is to base the decision on the how others will view and respond to it. The most of us would probably fall on the side of the latter and gladly trail on the paths of conformity. There are various reasons for conforming and these are evident in many daily human actions.
The main reason being the guarantee that you will never be left alone. It is so often that people commit sinister acts, then when accused, they sheepishly retreat into the numbers of those involved. It is this unquestionable human fear and weakness of solitude that drives people to shelter in the shadows of conformity.