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Dissenter, one who disagrees in matters of opinion, belief, etc. Disagreeing with or actively pursuing opposition to the dominant states, political party or religions and their consensus. Counterculture , a subculture whose values and norms of behavior differ substantially from those of mainstream society, often in direct opposition
In England and Wales in the late 19th century the new terms "free church" and "Free churchman" (or "Free church person") started to replace Nonconformist or Dissenter. [4] One influential Nonconformist minister was Matthew Henry, who beginning in 1710 published his multi-volume biblical commentary that is still used and available in the 21st ...
The psychologist Michael Argyle conducted the first study of the concept of anticonformity. [5] In his 1957 study, Argyle recruited male students and placed them in two-person groups (with one member being a confederate), then asked the pairs to judge and rate a painting on a 6-point Likert scale.
People may perceive the individual's eccentric behavior as the outward expression of their unique intelligence or creative impulse. [2] In this vein, the eccentric's habits are incomprehensible not because they are illogical or the result of madness, but because they stem from a mind so original that it cannot be conformed to societal norms .
[9] Not all gender-variant people identify as transgender, and not all transgender people identify as gender-variant – many identify simply as men or women. [5] Gender identity is one's internal sense of their own gender ; while most people have a gender identity of a boy or a man, or a girl or a woman, gender identity for other people is a ...
I approach most confusion about my gender as amusing or a compliment, Skylar Baker-Jordan writes. For me, it’s not worth getting upset over because none of it is particularly serious. It’s all ...
In the punk subculture, the epithet poseur (or "poser") is used to describe "a person who habitually pretends to be something [they are] not." The term is used to refer to a person who adopts the dress, speech, and/or mannerisms of a particular subculture, yet who is deemed to not share or understand the values or philosophy of the subculture.
British nonconformist hymnwriters (4 C) E. English Dissenters (7 C, 111 P) G. Great Ejection (2 C, 2 P) S. Savoy Conference (1 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Nonconformism"