Answer to Question #199361 in Psychology for AQsA Shahid

Question

What are the qualities of cultures that encourage conformity?

Answer 1

Cultural conformity implies the agreement between a person's behavior and the standard determined by a group or a culture. Cultural conformity leads to laissez-faire characters.

Several factors are associated with increased conformity, including larger group size, unanimity, high group cohesion, and perceived higher status of the group. Other factors associated with conformity are culture, gender, age, and importance of stimuli.