Conformity

PSYBLOG recently posted an article about conformity, a topic that means a lot of me.  The protagonist in my current manuscript is something of a non-conformer, and according to one friend who I spoke to today, he and I could be brothers.

Conformity has never been my thing either. 

The item in the PSYBLOG's list that I found most interesting was #6:

Social approval

People use conformity to ingratiate themselves with others.  Conforming also makes people feel better about themselves by...