Examples Of Mob-Mentality And Herd-Behavior

In society, we are pushed and shoved into a box. A box that some of us cannot escape, despite the countless creative minds making and creating new and interesting things that seem to break this metaphorical box. For example, some of this can be credited to the pressure of not only society, but of our peers and the people we look up to. Examples of this can be shown with the open-mindedness of a person, their limitations, and expectations. However, there is a term that has been broadcasted as something that people cannot break and tend to embrace, the term "Mob-Mentality" or "Herd-Mentality" is often recycled as something that involves more conscious thought than "Herd-Behavior". This category of mentality can be influenced by things such as

This can refer back to "Herd-Mentality", for example, joining a frat or a sorority or certain social group just to not feel left out. Following along with a superior and what they say just because that 's just because "They do it, so why can 't I?". This is not a proper retort to being an individual, but one can agree with someone and grow their own opinion and add to the situation or discussion, but bending over and taking an opinion as fact will not benefit either party. Manfred Weidhorn 's article "Freedom, happiness, location—On Earth and Beyond" explains in the introduction: "Though we Americans revel in our freedom, a procession of sages has challenged our easy assumptions. How free we are, they say, depends on what this slippery word means, and that definition may in turn be shaped by where in the world we find ourselves." (Weidhorn, Manfred 1) Speaking of the influence that America has had in this world and society 's view of each other and how we should treat one another. Weidhorn continues later on in the article that location is part of one 's view on the spectrum of the world and how far that we can limit our