the lasting behavior , ideas, and attitudes share by the masses of a society. In our society when are petit and dainty and male are big and strong. The book gave the example of a tall woman and a shorter man as an uncommon event. This is because males may feel that their dominance is challenged if he is not visibly able to “control” his female partner. This example spills over into many other aspects of our relationships. A man who is timid and is partnered with a loud and fearless woman may be perceived in our culture as less of a man. A woman whose income overshadows that of her male partners is a threat to most men. In our culture wealth is power and if your woman has more of this “power” than he may feel or be perceived as less of a man.Conformity as it relates to social psychology is a change in behavior or a belief as a result of a real or imagined pressure imposed by one or many people. Women during their adolescence are often the victim of conformity. Males in their younger childhood are also plagued by this phenomenon. Young women who have climbed trees, played ball, and hung out with her dad all her life is suddenly being encouraged to help mom in the kitchen, talk softer, don’t be so rough etc. Young boys have no knowledge of what they are expected to be and as a result are often drawn to the Barbie house, the easy bake oven etc. It is fun at that’s all he cares about. Sometime kids will have a play date and the mothers sit around and talk. The look of horror or embarrassment on a mothers face is almost indescribable. This is also about conformity. The mother is afraid that her friends will perceive her as a mother who is raising a “sissy”. In the privacy of her home she probably would not react in that way....
