Is Involution a Kind of Conformity?——The psychological mechanism of involution and its relationship with conformity
Involution is a competition pattern within a group that leads to a serious imbalance between input and output due to the competition for limited resources,while conformity refers to the tendency of individuals to conform their ideas and behaviors to those of the majority under group pressure or guidance.Involution and conformity are both hot phenomena of social concern,but the academic community has not yet conducted systematic and in-depth research on the relationship between them.There are many similarities between involution and conformity,since groups are the same social conditions for involution and conformity,adapting to the social environment is their common pursuit goal,and the need to seek a sense of security and belonging is the same driving force for them.In other words,involution also has some characteristics of conformity,for there is conformity in involution,and conformity to a certain extent can also lead to and conformity to a certain extent can also lead to involution.Therefore,it is necessary to explore the essential attributes and occurring mechanisms of involution,and further explore and explain the relationship between involution and conformity.