''Deference'' (also called '''submission''' or [[passivity]]) is the condition of submitting to the espoused, legitimate [[influence]] of one's superior or superiors. Deference implies a yielding or submitting to the [[judgment]] of a recognized superior out of [[respect]] or [[reverence]]. Deference has been [[studied]] extensively by political scientists, sociologists, and psychologists. | ''Deference'' (also called '''submission''' or [[passivity]]) is the condition of submitting to the espoused, legitimate [[influence]] of one's superior or superiors. Deference implies a yielding or submitting to the [[judgment]] of a recognized superior out of [[respect]] or [[reverence]]. Deference has been [[studied]] extensively by political scientists, sociologists, and psychologists. |