What are some examples of conformity? Below are a few examples of conformity consistent with the above definition.
1. A member of a job search committee in a company does not object to the hiring of a person even though the member of the committee has significant reservations about hiring the person. The member of the job search committe perceives that everyone else on the search committee is very positive about hiring the person. The person gets hired. However, the person later gets fired for being unreliable.
2. A person in a book discussion group avoids making rude comments in meetings of the book discussion group. In the past, the rude comments had made the meetings of the book discussion group unpleasant, and some members were thinking about not attending the meetings. The leader of the book discussion group suggested that there should be rules about the type of comments in the discussion.