The mask of normalcy : social conformity and its ambiguities /

"Psychologists view well-adjusted behavior as conformity{u2014}the ability to navigate relationships and events within a framework of societal rules and regulations. George Serban argues that a better test is how well an individual is able to navigate adverse situations by handling conformity{u...

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Main Author: Serban, George, 1926-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick : Transaction Publishers, [2013]
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505 0 |a Unstable social conformity within "normal" behavior -- Theories of personality and the equivocation of "normalcy" -- Stress, coping, and social conformity -- Conformists versus nonconformists -- The "normal" psychopath -- Social conformity in a polarized society 
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