This gerontocracy sits atop a society in stress, where money, in the absence of constitutional tools or intellectual freedom, has been the only buffer against wrenching and rapid change.Young Saudis, schooled to accept Wahhabist Islam as the sole template for existence, yet increasingly exposed to a worldlier world, are particularly torn between urges to conform and rebel.
Disagreeing with others can be a source of stress, confusion, and doubt; the urge to conform is strong for those who try to stand alone.
The human instinct to value other people's generosity, and therefore to be generous oneself, and the powerful urge to conform to social norms by appearing generous so as not to embarrass one's children, was too strong for me.
Campaigns to curb drinking on college campuses that play on the urge to conform -- telling students that most of their classmates do not drink heavily -- are largely ineffective, and may lead students to drink more, a Harvard University survey has found.
Notably, it was not that I wanted to fit in or had the urge to conform - I simply wanted to be the perfect Egyptian and to be celebrated by my family.
Town officials have urged Nestles to conform with the town's present zoning by locating on one of several industrial parcels now available.
Rather than urging children to conform, they teach them how to respond to intolerance.
Many commentators are urging him to conform still further, to avoid getting "technical" or "waffly".
But these corporate parents are engaged in the "manufacturing of inadequacy," urging teenagers to conform to ideals of what's attractive.
The bad news is that the inspector general's office merely urges inspectors to conform more fully to existing laws and directives, when what is needed is more and better-trained inspectors.
Jains cultivated an attitude of friendship towards all beings and took care not to trample on the tiniest insect; Buddhists were exhorted to extend their love and benevolence to every single creature on the face of the earth; and the Chinese continued to urge people to conform to the way.
