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/his/ are you familiar with that feeling when you are asked to change your opinion but you cant because your family or friends are there?
For example, if you are alone and someone tells you of something that is contrary to how you see things you are open to his suggestion.
But, if you are with your family and friends, two problems arise.
1)You are not sure if your parents or friends are willing to accept this suggestion so you go back to the default position which you know your family/friends support.
2)you feel sort of uncomfortable pressuring them to do so just because you did.

For example, why can it be embarrassing watching sex on tv with your parents at certain ages?
Because the sex scene is like a suggestion that forces both the parents and child to accept a new state. Both the child and the parents dont know how the other side feels about this except of course in this particular situation, unlike a direct question which you need to answer, it by default forces an answer on you if you refrain from answering.

Are there terms that describe such situations or these in-group dynamics?
It seems to be these two issues are at the heart of dealing with groups of people and the reason why people as individuals are often reasonable but in groups "turn into morons".

If we talk about more relevant issues, like immigrants.
How do you deal with problems of groups of people who come from a more violent society? or a less educated society not aware or ready for western social nuances?
How to address groups in a way that would make each in the group feel assured everyone else in group have been persuaded and thus be receptive to the new information himself..
Otherwise an individual can be taught and explained to but when he is back in a different group he cant but participate in the group dynamic of said group.