Upper class American upper class This term is applied to a wide array of elite groups existing in the United States of America. The term commonly includes the so-called "blue bloods" (multi-generational wealth combined with leadership of high society) such as the Astor or Roosevelt families. There is disagreement over whether the "nouveau riche" should be included as members of the upper class or whether this term should exclusively be used for established families. Twentieth century sociologist
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our behaviour in society‚ this is commonly referred to as the norms of culture. But what happens when we decide for whatever reason to break or breach the cultural norm. How do we feel before‚ during and after the event? What way are we perceived in our cultural society after carrying out this act? All very interesting questions to ask. To find out a little more on this topic I decided to carry out an act of breaching the cultural norm. This was a case study to analyse my feeling and the feelings
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this experiment was to break a cultural norm. In order to achieve this‚ we decided to press all of the buttons in an elevator‚ and gauge the responses of the other passengers. The objective was to see how people would react or respond to this odd act. We believed that people would become irritated and say something to us or other passengers. If we press every button on an elevator‚ then bystanders will be visibly uncomfortable with this deviation from the cultural norm. II. Methods For our experiment
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Breaching Norms: Personal Space Informal cultural norms play an important role when interacting with the public. “They let us know how to behave around each other and how to feel comfortable in our community” (OpenStax College 2015:63). Personal space is one of the many informal cultural norms most people within our society conform to. To test this norm‚ I went to a popular mall where people from all walks of life can be found and imposed on the personal space of other shoppers. Most people feel
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wrong‚ these are basically cultural norms which define a particular society. So it warns about the dangers of assuming that our preferences are based upon some absolute rational standard.
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“Deviance is the recognized violation of cultural norms” (Macionis‚ page 212). Deviance is required in any society because it is what correct the lifestyle‚ furthermore changing certain societies or cultures. If someone is deviant‚ they are going against what is socially acceptable. An example of deviance would be medical experimentation on animals (Quora). This is an example of a deviant act because this is not ethically nor socially correct in the United States. “Social control is the attempt by
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Culture is diffused from one generation to another through language as well as performances. Culture norms may impose members of a certain community to define which traits‚ behaviors‚ roles are considered appropriate or inappropriate to each gender. Although these values are not constant and may change due to cultural revolutions and social changes‚ they are a powerful generator of stereotypes and biases. Despite the fact that many gender roles remain the same‚ others change over time. In the past
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Social norms are created through both cultural values and presentation of self‚ with these concepts of reality being constantly learned throughout our lives by means of social interaction as well as outside influences such as media‚ movies‚ television‚ and even observing strangers. Through these interactions and influences we determine what is publically acceptable in our society and conform ourselves to these social norms in order to remain in sync‚ by upholding our self presentation and social
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Violating the Norm- Sitting with Strangers South University What happens when someone invades your personal space? Especially when this person is someone you’ve never met or seen before? Does it matter if this person is black‚ white‚ male‚ female‚ young or old? We’ll I’m going to try an experiment on a few unsuspecting people sitting and enjoying their afternoon in the food court at the mall; to see what and how they react to me sitting next to or across from them. In today’s day and
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An Examination of Cultural Norms and the Science of Fitting as seen in “Mean Girls” The movie “Mean Girls” follows the story of a high school age girl who comes from a homeschooled background and is suddenly thrown into a typical American high school social environment. Her adjustment to this transition is shown through a story arc that chronicles her attempts to gain her peers’ approval. The way in which she attempts to do so is by consciously changing her identity to fit into whatever social scene
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