cultural barriers

According to chapter 10, the different cultural barriers that can impact creativity are: requirement for conformity, expectation of practicality and efficiency, arenas for competition or cooperation, an expectation of politeness and following the rules of social order, and a trust in the power of reason and logic.  I think that all of these can definitely put restraints on creativity but the one that stands out to me the most is the requirement of conformity.  If you are forced to conform to what is considered to be normal than that takes away from people being able to express themselves and be individuals.  I have experienced this before.  For a few years I went to a Catholic school where all the children were required to wear uniforms.  I have always felt that what we wear can say alot about who we are, and gives us the freedom to express how we are feeling through style and color.  I was forced to conform to the school rules and wear the same uniform as everyone else.