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con·form·ist

(kən-fôr′mĭst)

A person who uncritically or habitually conforms to the customs, rules, or styles of a group.

adj.

Marked by conformity or convention: "Underneath the image, teenagers today are surprisingly conformist" (Selina S. Guber).

con·form′ism n.

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conformism

(kənˈfɔːmɪzəm)

the tendency to adopt the attitudes, behaviour, dress, etc, of the group to which one belongs

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conformism

the act or practice of conforming, as to social convention, religious orthodoxy, or established political belief, — conformist, n., adj.

conformism

[kənˈfɔːmɪzəm] N → conformismo m

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conformism

n → Konformismus m

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To understand the widespread conformism and traditionalism among youngsters in Russia and Ukraine and in Central European countries like Poland or the Czech Republic, the book is structured in four sections, all shedding different lights on phenomena of youth culture, primarily in the form of involvement in social or political movements as well as literature, music, or sports.