Nonconformity

Nonconformity or nonconformism may refer to:

Culture and society

Insubordination, the act of willfully disobeying an order of one's superior
Dissent, a sentiment or philosophy of non-agreement or opposition to a prevailing idea or entity
- Organizational dissent, the expression of disagreement or contradictory opinions about organizational practices and policies
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
- Bohemianism, the practice of an unconventional lifestyle, often in the company of like-minded people and with few permanent ties
- Non-conformists of the 1930s, an avantgarde movement during the inter-war period in France
- Counterculture of the 1960s
Civil disobedience, the active, professed refusal of a citizen to comply with certain laws, demands, or commands of a government

Nonconformist (Protestantism), the state of Protestants in England and Wales who do not adhere to the Church of England
Nonconformity to the world, a Christian principle important especially among Anabaptist groups