Obligation arises when social pressure and general demand for conformity are intense

Evidence

Rules are conceived and spoken of as imposing obligations when the general demand for conformity is insistent and the social pressure brought to bear upon those who deviate or threaten to deviate is great. — HLA Hart, The Concept of Law (Clarendon Law…, 299

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — HLA Hart, The Concept of Law (Clarendon Law…, 299
• XREF: connects to: Compelled compliance under a threat of unpleasant consequences is being obliged. — HLA Hart, The Concept of Law (Clarendon Law…, 141; Conforming to dress conventions creates a sense of belonging in social settings. — Hamlin Garland Munseys, A Daughter of the Middle Border, 462; Received moral imperatives often mask what we actually care about. — Janet Burroway; Elizabeth Stuckey-French; Ned Stuckey-French, Writing Fiction, Tenth Edition: A Guide…, 64 (+8 more)

Broader Connections

• Moral obligations derive from objective ideality, not from society or individual will #contradicts (0.85) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 356
• Compelled compliance under a threat of unpleasant consequences is being obliged. #expands (0.70) — HLA Hart, The Concept of Law (Clarendon Law…, 141
• Conforming to dress conventions creates a sense of belonging in social settings. #exemplifies (0.60) — Hamlin Garland Munseys, A Daughter of the Middle Border, 462