B. Sean Bushay Professor Eric Chase Sociology 101 22 October 2013 Breaking A Social Norm For my social science experiment with breaking a social norm I went to a park‚ but instead of walking around in a forward motion like people normally do‚ I decided to see what kind of social reactions I would get if I were to walk backwards. I started walking backwards as soon as I got out of the car. There was no one in the parking lot‚ but I wasn’t sure if anyone could see me from a distance. It wasn’t
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The social norm I have decided to break is "do not talk to strangers". I am an inherently shy person so that was especially hard for me. I was lucky enough to have my daughter and mother along to give me courage. This past weekend afforded me a day off work‚ which I was fortunate enough to spend with my mother and grown daughter. A day of shopping and lunch was on the agenda. A trip to Bloomington to the mall was the best place for my norm breaking behavior. As we strolled through the mall
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Breaking a social norm In our society we have a number of society norms that we abide by. For example‚ there is an unwritten rule of how one should behave in an elevator. For example‚ it is proper to face front‚ stand away from strangers‚ and not to look at others. When a social norm is broken people may respond with alarm‚ humor‚ fear‚ irritation‚ or an array of other emotions. When you think of a norm‚ you are probably thinking about being normal. But in psychology terms‚ norm means‚ a standard
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SOC-10 10/13/12 Breaking Social Norms In our society we have a number of norms that we abide by. For example‚ there is an unwritten rule of how one should behave in an elevator. It is “proper” to face front‚ stand away from strangers‚ and not to look at others. When a social norm is broken people may respond with alarm‚ humour‚ fear‚ irritation‚ or an array of other emotions. When you think of a norm‚ you are probably thinking about simply being normal. But in psychology terms‚ norm means a standard
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Breaking Social Norms Emily Brittain Psychology 101 19 September 2012 When people are given absolute freedom they feel the need to create rules and structure. This has been shown time and time again‚ and without rules and structure we‚ as a human race‚ might cease to exist because there would be no teamwork or leadership. Within those confines and rules each given community creates an unspoken set of social norms‚ which are expectations and regulations about how people should act and present
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Social Norms Paper Assignment Worksheet Introduction: What is your paper about? What will you say? Theory: Discuss in detail the theoretical issues that are related to social norms in general and to the one you chose to break in particular. Where do social norms come from? What is the social norm that you chose and how and why did it evolve? How does your behavior break the social norm? Why is the social norm you broke a social norm?
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Hayden Sells Phycology 11/1/12 Breaking A Social Norm * What norm did you pick? The norm I picked dealt with personal space. I went to the study room in my dorm and sat as close as I could to a random person. The reason this made them feel so awkward is because there was usually two to four tables with no one sitting at them and I choose to sit as close as I could to them. * Why did you pick it? I choose this norm to break for several reasons. One is that I feel very awkward when my
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Breaking the Social Norm My social norm was walking on campus backwards for an entire day. This was a major challenge to me because when people are not doing the expected in a social environment‚ I have many opinions on those particular people. So this was definitely a new experience for me. When I first knew this was my idea‚ I was very nervous and anxious. I was so worried about what other students on campus would think about me. I had various questions going on in my mind. What were others
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Breaking a Social Norm For my breaking a social norm‚ my friends and I wanted to do something creative that no one in my class would do. So in a couple of minutes of thinking we figure something creative. Our plan was to go to McDonalds and use the drive thru to order our order‚ but the catch is that I was supposed to walk to the drive thru with no car just me standing there ordering my order and when they said to pull up to the next widow I would just walk to the window and pay and walk to the
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Sociology 1101 September 8‚ 2014 Breaking a Social Norm When asked to write a response paper on breaking a social norm‚ it was very hard for me to choose one that wouldn’t get me arrested or in a lot of trouble. I eventually came up with an idea an experiment to see people’s reactions to something that society considers a social norm. According to society social norms are the rules that we live by that dictate right and wrong behavior within our society. The social norms are also subject to some sort
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