Ethics - Learning to Conform?

More often than not the actions of an individual at home, school or in social settings are representative of conformity to social expectations. Too many times people act or say things a certain way because that is what they believe society expects from them, not because it is what their ethics tells them to do. Many people will not openly stand up for or express their ethical beliefs because they are concerned about personal and/or professional retribution.

In the U.S. culture there are expectations of conformity placed on us from an early age. Telling us how to act, how to speak and to an extent even what career path to choose. The downfall of this is that there may come a time when people say 'enough is enough' and stop trying to conform but rather stand firm in their ethics no matter the cost.