Question

Explain the difference between conformity and obedience (give examples) and why we are all so prone to do both.

Answer 1

Conformity	Obedience
1.We change,adjust,alter our attitude according to social rules,regulations and religious rules to be fit in society.	1. We just follow our higher authority words.
2.We think cognitively	2. We never think cognitively
3. Asch's conformity experiment proved the effects of conformity.	3.Obedience makes people as fools. Stanley Milgram obedience test proved the effects of obedience.
Example: People pay income taxes even though they disliked that. Because they don't want social rejection.	Example: Policemen just follow higher authority rules to secure their jobs.

Why we are all so prone to conformity:

We are so prone to conformity due to fear of alienation.We don't want to face social rejection. To get respect and social acceptance we like to adjust our beliefs according to society rules.

Why we are all so prone to Obedience:

We are all so prone to obedience to secure our jobs. Authority people punishes disobedient people. We don't want to take that punishment. That's why we like to be obedient.