conformism

[kuhn-fawrm-iz-uhm]

noun

1. a tendency to conform to prevailing norms and attitudes, or to advocate for the conformity of others.

2. (often initial capital letter) the principles and practices of those who conform to the practices of an established church, especially the Church of England.

Example Sentences

But that urge towards leftist conformism will not be solved by giving in to right-wing conformism.

From Salon

There is a distinct crossover between punk rock and zine culture, with its critique of conformism, capitalism and mainstream music.

From New York Times

There was an atmosphere of “stifling conformism,” he writes, with dissent strongly discouraged.

From New York Times

From his earliest childhood in Camberwell, a more exclusive suburb, he felt oppressed by the bourgeois conformism that enveloped his parents and their circle, and depressed by his mother’s cold suburban propriety.

From New York Times

Didion, 22 at the time and less than a year out of the University of California, Berkeley, also added her thoughts on a book she had recently read that lamented the conformism of her peers.

From New York Times