... the boundaries of society's norms and influences. Children are taught from a young age to be obedient to their parents, teachers etc, and during adulthood when individuals obey laws of society and generally those who are of in authority roles. In discussing the extent to which people behave like sheep, it is crucial to understand the impact of social influences, conformity and obedience. Conformity is more to do with how an individual is influenced by social norms and settings whereas in contrast obedience is more to do with compliance to direct orders from another individual. As illustrated by Asch (1951) where he conducted a study where participants were shown a card with different lines on, and then they were asked which line was the same as or longer than another line, he then had one individual in the group giving a blatant obvious incorrect answer. His findings were dramatic, as ...

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