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People who choose to set their own standards in society.
Nonconformists don't mind that they are generally unaccepted
Sometimes....
there are enough nonconformists to break completely away from society, and form a new one.
Usually this behavior is influenced by some
notable difference
between a person and the rest of society.
Nonconformists don't concern themselves with social norms.
Graham, Paul. "Why Nerds are Unpopular." PaulGraham.com. Ed....
"What is Bullying?" Promote Prevent. Education Development Center, 2013. Web. 5 May 2016.
The Balancers are those who are able to stay true to themselves and embrace their eccentricities , while still being accepted by society.
Extraordinarily talented --even his own mentor could "not fathom how a young boy understood them better than he did" (Vasari).
Multi- platinum,
pop singer
Grammy winning
TAYLOR SWIFT
released a new album dedicated embracing the individual
She has worked with many organizations and constantly supports being oneself regardless of the media's portrayal.
is THAT why she is SO POPULAR with an exponentially growing fan base?
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Growing Acceptance
"embrace your individualism"
(Webb)
He may not be the typical idea of a "President" but he is still a leading candidate. Why ?
(Gou)
WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE?
Because of how society has trained us - the majority of us are conformists.
Person A
Person B
Person C
According to Samantha Lumbert,
The shared beliefs and
actions were shared during WWII.
Their severe prejudices against the Jews pressured the German society
to conform to this "social norm."
maintain a social identity
is a side-effect of group pressure and is resulted from the differences in thought-processes individuals engage in.
accomplish goals
be accepted
align with similar
individuals
The societal view of what a woman
should look like leads to many eating
disorders such as bulimia and
anorexia in order to achieve
"beauty" in society's eyes.
(McLeod)
be accurate
(Clark)
Critics may believe that If the concept of community implies a sense of unity, it is impossible for one to deviate from this unity and still be accepted?.
But when these "balanced" individuals are analyzed carefully, we can see that there is indeed an underlying method to the madness...
Ability to appeal to society--whether it is by talent, conversation, etc.
+
=
Self-realization
We have concluded that in the end, obviously nobody is perfect. The only people that will be accepted immediately are those considered "popular". What makes them popular will vary. For those that are a part of everybody else, being accepted for not conforming is much harder.
Cara Peterson, writer for the Duke University newspaper, The Chronicle, and a senior at Trinity College has spent her years in her campus community writing about its social dynamics.
Identity=
"the need to feel unique with one’s own sense of personal agency and value"
+
"the need to feel belonging, connectedness and unity within a community" (Peterson).
Everyday people (such as herself and you) can achieve the "balance" by reckognizing that one does not have to fall directly into the narrowly defined social construct...that it’s okay to adopt some parts and not others" (Peterson).