Would You Go Along With the Majority Opinion, Or Would You "Stick To Your Guns" And Trust Your Own Instinct?

There is something about a crowd that leads to a sense of anonymity or even depersonalization: You lose your sense of individuality and let the mob carry you away. If you look at how similarly we dress and fix our hair, you'd have to say we are almost all conformists. In the article "Opinions and Social Pressure." social psychologist Solomon E. Asch conducted groundbreaking studies on independence and conformity under group pressure which deals with …

…it is likely we will eventually feel inferior and resent them. We should be able to see a person for their accomplishments and their abilities. Not if they are accepted by society. We shouldn't take the easy way out. It is important to be "our own person." Work Citied Asch, Solomon E. "Opinions and Social Pressure." Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum, 7th ed. Eds. Laurence Behrens and Leonard J. Rosen. New York: Longman, 2000. 336-342.