group pressure is a social phenomenon, the essence of which is that people in the community feel coerced to agree with certain views, if supported by a majority of its surroundings.This kind of tool with which society (Group) affects the individual, creating a human certain limits that make to obey the requirements of the environment.
group pressure can be formulated in many ways: coercion, demanding, asking, and the mere existence of society and its expectations.A member of the group has the choice to obey or not to obey the pressure of the community.In addition, you can submit to varying degrees: the adoption of standards by the group to the pretense.The process of group pressure exists where there is a conflict between the individual and the views of the surroundings.Measure the resistance to the environment - is the level of subordination of the group, when the opinion of the environment perceived by the person as a conflict.There are external submission, when her opinion was adopted only in appearance, but in fact, the individual resists, and internal, in which case the individual is in fact supported the view of the majority.The interior is the result of the subordination of overcoming the conflict in favor of the group.
individual may nominate their own environment requirements for itself.It is a source of conflict between the individual and the group.Nomination own claims to the environment is the cause of exemption from liability for actions.
phenomenon of group pressure has in social psychology is also another name - conformism.On the level of everyday perception of group pressure was recorded in the tale of the emperor's new clothes.
reason for obedience to such pressure is a lack of experience in making decisions individually in connection with the fear of the unknown, self-reliance, responsibility, life in which no one will tell you how to do.
Studies influencing community pressure was found another position of the individual in relation to the group - the position of negativity.When applying pressure to the individual, there is a resistance to pressure, that at first glance seems to be an independent position, because the standards of society are denied.But it is only at first glance, the negativity can be perceived as a form of extreme denial pressure.In fact, negativity is not genuine independence, by contrast, is a specific version of the submission, but only inside out.After all, if an individual seeks to resistance group, he depends on it, because it is necessary to actively promote antigruppovuyu position, and it is to be attached to the opinion of the community.Therefore, the position of opposing pressure environment is autonomy and independence.Group pressure exists only where there is a conflict between the individual and the environment, and overcoming conflict is carried out in favor of the group.
Exemption from excessive group pressure and the formation of a loose partnership with the environment, with another individual requires the renunciation of claims to custody of others, to live in a secure world, on any guarantees for the future.Unfortunately, this solution is not everyone can be on forces can defeat the desire to preserve the children's dreams that continue to make the search for a support group, religion and so on.Together with the illusion of security, they prefer to group pressure and the fear of being rejected for non-compliance.And the individual who has chosen responsibility, freedom from subjection to the pressure of society.Such an individual is able to apply group pressure for good, using it as motivation for mobilization.
