Do Group Minds Change People
In the article, “Group Minds” by Doris Lessing, she says that it is natural that humans conform to group ideas. Lessing's argument about people and groups is not very convincing. For example, Lessing states “that the hardest thing in the world is to stand out against one’s group”(Lessing 613). She fails to provide an example or an explanation of her thinking. An example of standing out of the group would be the United States standing out in the United Nations on the landmine treaty. It is one of the most widely accepted treaty and the USA stood out and refused to sign it for their national interest. Lessing's Article is about how people think they make their own choices but they actually conform to their group …show more content…
She is correct about a small portion of the groups that the members will die for what they believe in. For a majority of the groups in the world that is not the case thought. Groups are always changing because of technology and the world is changing in general. Congress has to make amendments to the constitution because of how the country is changing. For example, Congressed passed an amendment that made slavery illegal because people were realizing it was wrong. Many humans rights groups were formed to change the mind of the majority of the people to think better of the minorities. Another example of groups changing with the world is the Republican Party in the upcoming election has changed from a pro trade Party to a Party that is talking about leaving many of the international trade deals. Humans have to innovate things in this country or they will fall behind and will be trampled by other countries that are changing. The Apple company changed from a producer of PC’s to a whole line of products that are very popular. They did this so they could stay in business.
Lessing wrote that it is the hardest thing to stand out among a group (613). This could be true if you were a shy person But she refers to everyone in her article. People need structured and strong beliefs to be able to stand out of a group effectively. That is not hard to do if the person strongly believes in the issue …show more content…
She hardly uses any evidence to back up her claims that she is making. Also, Lessing makes large generalizations that hurt her article. She uses an experiment as an example that hardly makes any sense. For example, the people that are not told the wood is different size will figure out the two pieces are different sizes. The people told the wood is the same size will say it is the same size. The people that were told they were the same size will be bias but once they examine the wood they will realize it is different sizes. The experiment was more of a test of their mental ability than conforming to an idea. Lessing lacks strong support to change the thinking of people that are reading the
In the article, “Group Minds” by Doris Lessing, she says that it is natural that humans conform to group ideas. Lessing's argument about people and groups is not very convincing. For example, Lessing states “that the hardest thing in the world is to stand out against one’s group”(Lessing 613). She fails to provide an example or an explanation of her thinking. An example of standing out of the group would be the United States standing out in the United Nations on the landmine treaty. It is one of the most widely accepted treaty and the USA stood out and refused to sign it for their national interest. Lessing's Article is about how people think they make their own choices but they actually conform to their group …show more content…
She is correct about a small portion of the groups that the members will die for what they believe in. For a majority of the groups in the world that is not the case thought. Groups are always changing because of technology and the world is changing in general. Congress has to make amendments to the constitution because of how the country is changing. For example, Congressed passed an amendment that made slavery illegal because people were realizing it was wrong. Many humans rights groups were formed to change the mind of the majority of the people to think better of the minorities. Another example of groups changing with the world is the Republican Party in the upcoming election has changed from a pro trade Party to a Party that is talking about leaving many of the international trade deals. Humans have to innovate things in this country or they will fall behind and will be trampled by other countries that are changing. The Apple company changed from a producer of PC’s to a whole line of products that are very popular. They did this so they could stay in business.
Lessing wrote that it is the hardest thing to stand out among a group (613). This could be true if you were a shy person But she refers to everyone in her article. People need structured and strong beliefs to be able to stand out of a group effectively. That is not hard to do if the person strongly believes in the issue …show more content…
She hardly uses any evidence to back up her claims that she is making. Also, Lessing makes large generalizations that hurt her article. She uses an experiment as an example that hardly makes any sense. For example, the people that are not told the wood is different size will figure out the two pieces are different sizes. The people told the wood is the same size will say it is the same size. The people that were told they were the same size will be bias but once they examine the wood they will realize it is different sizes. The experiment was more of a test of their mental ability than conforming to an idea. Lessing lacks strong support to change the thinking of people that are reading the