set in their ways (NOTE: DO NOT randomly discuss material from the class‚ but be sure to shape it into a structured argument. This means picking and choosing among the class material. 1st paragraph: things are not that black and white things are more complex than you think. Spelucean case: people have a sense of morality They needed to kill someone because if not they would have died They tried everyway People inhetily want to do the right thing but sometimes they are forced by the situraion
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Mitesh Patel Soc 1113.007 I was given the chance to break a social norm at multiple local grocery stores. This privilege is not acceptable or common throughout the world while performing rare unusual behavior. My interest was to skip through aisles while whistling in a variety of grocery stores. I was interested in seeing reactions and confusion on this act. Many people were shocked to witness what was happening and were curious why this action was performed. Skipping through the aisles
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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 or representative value for a group. The norm that is more common to people is a social norm. Meaning expectations about what behavior‚ thoughts‚ or feelings are appropriate within a given group within a given context. In society today us as people decide what is normal and abnormal. I surveyed five people
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Mcnally1 Lauren McNally Mr. Humes English 11 (2) 26 May 2014 The Legend Who was Chris McCandless? Some say that he is a legend and others say that he was nothing more than a boy who threw away his future. Is the only one to blame for his own death? McCandless was the type of kid who always questioned things; he desired to know more but refused to work for the answers. In elementary school‚ McCandless was placed in accelerated classes but because he was so stubborn he refused to listen to the teachers
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that parking seemed so odd; I didn’t know that people acted out this way. Obviously the woman driving the Toyota broke a norm which is to be respectful of others. Tempe market place outlet Some norms are considered folkways and others are considered mores norms. Looking around at what people were doing‚ a man walked right by me while I was sitting down enjoying my mojo frozen yogurt while doing my observation. He looked at me‚ and asked if I was going to finish up my cup of frozen yogurt because it
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cultures have different social norms. Some norms can be more about religion‚ formal encounters vs. meeting friends or family or just a dress code for an organization‚ they’re shaped by cultural beliefs‚ your ethnic background‚ and other factors. Some social norms are universal‚ does not matter what country. An example would be‚ holding the door for someone‚ as that is always appreciated by everyone. Some other examples of social norms that are more cultural or country bound is driving on the right side
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Imax Movie Theater in Stonecrest Mall to conduct an experiment. I will explain why‚ ringing cell phones‚ and telling other patrons the movie‚ or holding conversations with others is considered breaking a social norm not to mention an embarrassing experience when you get put out of the theater. On Friday September 5‚ 2014 I took my kids to the movies to see the movie LUCY. While there I sat next to some patrons while my cell phone rang and echoed through the theater‚ then I proceeded to answer my
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The All Americans Burger video shows a mother and daughter trying to order‚ however the mother doesn’t know English properly. The daughter speaks fluent English and assisting her mother to read the menu. The situation is being presented in this video is that people that don’t speak English are being discriminated in the United States. People responded by speaking to the manager‚ others by facing the aggressor and some by inviting them to eat. The way this people act towards this situation make me
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Chon and Ben’s business the two best friends simply deny the offer because they enjoy their small California business. The Baja Cartel use threats of violence and kidnaps there mutual girlfriend in order to make the two do what they want. The two experience extreme cultural shock when being dragged into their violent world. The two men felt disoriented‚ uncertain‚ out of place‚ and very afraid of the
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other person and I pushed all of the buttons for all floors. The reactions were not surprising‚ some were quite comical‚ but I found that the reactions to me nursing my son caused me to feel a lot of anger towards some people. It was an enlightening experience to see how people react to others who break social norms and gave me a great perspective on how I myself have gone through life with certain expectations for how others should behave. In the first experiment‚ I was at the doctor’s office. It was
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