<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Coalitions create both protection and conformity.... > Coalitions create both protection and conformity. The group can shelter a person from isolation, yet the same desire for affiliation can make degrading conduct feel safer than dissent when the social cost of refusal appears too high. **Source:** [[livestreams/Culture, Social Belonging, and the Environments We Create - Workbook|Culture, Social Belonging, and the Environments We Create]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Coalitions create both protection and conformity. The group can shelter a person from isolation, yet the same desire for affiliation can make degrading conduct feel safer than dissent when the social cost of refusal appears too high.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-coalitions-create-both-refusal-appears-high ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->