But it takes a lot more than feathers to develop into love. When in a group discussion or debate with similar but not identical opinions, people's beliefs, whether they are moderate or not, become more extreme. There is a lot of pressure in society to conform to a group. In America, majority rules, but the minority plays an important part in our society. The majority has more influence on direct overt measures of conformity while the minority influence impact private covert measures of conformity.
Minorities encourage other people to resist comformity and practice more individuation.
Attitudes Cognitive dissonance is a state in which one feels tension because one's attitudes are different from one's behavior. In coping with a stressful situation, women tend to focus on their negative feelings and are more likely to become depressed. Men in the same situation are more like to engage in self-destructive distractions. Research has shown that both confronting one's feelings and distractions, in moderation, can help with coping. Law Death qualification is a procedure in which judges may exclude prospective jurors in capital cases who say they would not vote for the death penalty.