从众新论

A New View on Conformability

论述了从众是“主体因客体的影响而产生的与客体一致的行为或态度”。主体即从众个体;客体可以是个体、群体、组织及代表个体、群体、组织意愿的政策、法律、规章、条例、规则等,也可以是主体本身的经验或本能。从众分为理性从众和非理性从众(盲从)两种类型,理性从众又分为遵从、顺从和服从三种表现形态。同时阐述了遵从、顺从、服从和盲从的含义,以及遵从、顺从和服从的区别与联系。此理论在商务、教育、服务、政治、管理和宗教等领域有重要的应用价值。

Conformability is that “the subject produces the same behavior or attitude as the object＇s because of the influence of the object ”. The subject is the individual who conforms. The object may be individual, group, organization or policy, law, rule and regulation on behalf of individual, group and organization, etc. ; it can also be the experience or instinct of the subject itself. Conforrnability is divided into two kinds： rational conformability and irrational conforrnability. Rational conformability has three forms of expression： conformity, compliance and obedience. This article explains the meanings of conformity, compliance, obedience and herd behavor; and the differences and connections among them at tile same time. This theory has important values appliation in many fields, such as commerce, education, service, politics, management and religion, etc.