Breaking Social Norm Experiments

In our daily lives we connect and interact with many individuals and different personalities. Social norms can control the way people act and communicate with each other. Daily interactions are centered on the observance of social norms. Social norms are the understanding of people’s interactions in which it tends to influence our daily behaviors. There are various things that can influence our behaviors. In society there are rules that guide our everyday life, these rules have the connections to social norms. Breaking these rules can also break social norms. Social norms can be things such as beliefs, values, morals, or even one’s attitude.
Breaking a social norm is not an easy mission and it can cause people to feel uncomfortable. Sometimes in order to really understanding a social norm you just have to break a norm to see what happens. One very significant social norm that I
The reactions you receive typically fluctuate based on the type of norm you break. In this experiment of invading people’s personal space, I had people distance themselves, along with giving me judgmental looks. These people were not the only ones in an uncomfortable situation, but I also felt very uncomfortable as well. I felt this way because I’m not one to invade one’s space. While invading one’s personal space, I knew I was going to receive reactions like the ones I got. I was aware of these reactions because I would have done the same if it were people invading my space. In my experience with breaking social norms to discover different reactions, I learned that social norms are really important to our society’s interactions and communications. If people did not obey certain norms and theses norms were not followed there would be chaos in society. Understanding the importance of social norms and experiencing breaking one helps to better understand how and why people interact in