Activity:
Identify Group Control and Group Conformity
Group conformity and group control are
often very dangerous. Because people don’t
see themselves conforming when they are, in
fact, highly submissive to group beliefs, those
who hold persuasive and literal power in the
group can easily move the majority to do what
is against their interests or those of other
sentient creatures.
Below, articulate three or four examples of
both group control and group conformity which
illuminate these problems. Then find examples of
both in the news, a book, or an essay. Consider
some examples in which people are “recruited” by
those in control through effective propaganda.
Examples of group control and group conformity: