Nonconformity

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Nonconformity may refer to:

• Nonconformity to the world, a Christian principle important especially among Anabaptist groups
• Nonconformity (Nelson Algren book), a 1950s essay published in 1996
• Non-conformists of the 1930s, an avantgarde movement during the inter-war period in France
• Nonconformity (quality), a term in quality management
• A type of unconformity in geology
• Nonconformism, the state of Protestants in England and Wales who do not adhere to the Church of England
• Bohemianism, the practice of an unconventional lifestyle, often in the company of like-minded people and with few permanent ties
• Counterculture, a subculture whose values and norms of behavior differ substantially from those of mainstream society, often in direct opposition
• Dissent, a sentiment or philosophy of non-agreement or opposition to a prevailing idea or entity
• Dissenter, one who disagrees in matters of opinion, belief, etc

See also

• Civil disobedience, the active, professed refusal of a citizen to comply with certain laws, demands, or commands of a government
• Insubordination, the act of willfully disobeying an order of one's superior
• Organizational dissent, the expression of disagreement or contradictory opinions about organizational practices and policies