A norm is simply a rule that society has chosen to follow. They are almost always based on the values that that society holds dear‚ but do not always make sense when considered from a logical viewpoint. There are always consequences for breaking norms and they can be good or bad and formal‚ official‚ or informal‚ unofficial. The norm that I am breaking is “waiting in a checkout line in a grocery store.” Normally you join a line at the end and wait your turn. This is based on a desire that everyone
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Basketball Shooting - The Art & Science of Shooting a Basketball Basketball Shooting Is Both Art and Science Fundamentals of Shooting A Basketball By Coach Jerry Tarkanian Shooting a basketball is both an art and a science. Basketball shooting is an art form because it involves finely tuned hand-eye coordination rather than gross motor skills. For example‚ unlike such skills as the defensive stance and pivoting‚ which are relatively invariable‚ shooting form is highly individualistic. There is no
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at LUMS: Perceptions and Sanctions Norms are the specific behavioral standards‚ ways in which people are supposed to act‚ paradigms for predictable behavior in society. Any violation and trespassing of these standardized norms is considered as deviant behavior. Deviance is understood to be non-conformity to the set of norms and values that are accepted by a large portion of the community (Giddens 939). It is a failure to conform to socially reinforced norms. When viewed sociologically‚ deviance
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Basketball Unlike most sports that were formed gradually over time or from a combination of other sports. If basketball wasn’t created in that way‚ then how was basketball created? It all started in 1891 when Dr. James Naismith was given the task of creating a safe indoor game to keep track and field runners in shape over the winter. Naismith created basketball from a game he used to play in his childhood called Duck on a Rock. The goal of Duck on a Rock was to throw stones to hit a target
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The History of Basketball Basketball is one of the great sports that we play today. Dr. James Naismith is known as the world-wide inventor of basketball. He was born on November 6‚ 1861 in Almonte‚ Ontario‚ Canada. James was clergyman‚ educator‚ and physician. Later in his life he went on to be an instructor at the Young Men’s Christian Association (now Springfield College) in Springfield‚ Mass. He invented basketball in December of 1889 on request of Dr. Luther H. Gullick‚ that he organize
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Basketball has truly changed over the years. One of the most interesting aspects of change is the change in the way things look. Everything from the physical specs to the socks has changed greatly changed over time. From the time the game of basketball was invented in 1891 too present day basketball is truly amazing. When the game first started to become popular the clothing was not the best choice for running around and getting sweaty. There were no set uniforms or standards for basketball. People
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Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) began in what year? 1997. How many times did the Boston Celtics win the NBA championship between 1957 and 1969? A: 11. Q: How many NBA titles did Magic Johnson help the Lakers win as a player? A: Five. Q: What NBA hoopster is known as "The Worm"? A: Dennis Rodman. Q: What NBA coach got cosmic by penning the Zen book Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior? A: Phil Jackson Who invented the first basketball used in an official
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Britain‚ it was wheelchair basketball. When first walking in I didn’t know what expect‚ I didn’t know what type of personalities the athletes would have towards me because I felt they might feel I was invading their sanctuary. The athletes had an extremely open and friendly environment‚ they saw that I was trying to be cautious and not disturb their normal practice rituals. The athletes came over to me and was happy to see that I was interested in the sport wheelchair basketball‚ so they wanted to get
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People have their own beliefs and philosophies on what they consider valuable. Every person develops expectations‚ of what they consider proper. Sociologists call such expectations‚ norms‚ rules of behavior that develop out of group’s values (Henslin‚ 2002‚ P. 45). The norm I chose to break‚ was the norm of eating certain foods with utensils. On one Saturday evening‚ I went to a restaurant called Olive Garden. I was dressed properly‚ and looked well suited for the restaurant standards. I ordered
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Basketball is the most popular indoor sport in the world. It is also one of the few sports whose year of birth and originator can be traced back to 100% correctly‚ a man by the name of Dr. James A. Naismith in the year of 1891. Even though the game was started and grew in the United States‚ it is now played and watched in more than 150 countries. When Dr. Naismith invented the game basketball‚ he was a physical education teacher at the International Training School of the Young Men’s Christian Association
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