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    Gender and Social Norms

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    Alex Gonzalez Gender Paper In today’s society social norms have huge effects on parental decisions. Some would say that shaping a child’s life around these norms might be what is needed in order for one to have a successful life. Majority of individuals tend to migrate towards others who are like them. With this being said‚ if you aren’t raised how the average person is‚ you will not have a group to migrate to and will never develop relationships that can benefit your future. My survey consisted

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    Violating a Social Norm

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    people react to my violating a cultural behavior norm? Specifically‚ I want to know how people will react to me talking to myself while riding the train. I propose that when I violate a social behavior norm by talking to myself on the train‚ people will respond tome in ways that indicate to me that my behavior is deviant. People will probably look at me strange‚ laugh at me‚ make fun of me‚ and probably more embarrassing things. I performed my norm violation on the CTA Orange Line Train around 3:30pm

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    example‚ a person with an IQ that is above or below the average IQ of society could be considered abnormal. A person with a higher IQ wouldn’t necessarily be considered abnormal‚ but they would be highly regarded for their intelligence. Violating social norms could be classified as abnormal if it violates what is accepted or expected in society. An example of violating what is normal could be a person who is wearing their clothes backwards. It is not necessarily against the law‚ but more unacceptable

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    Social Psychology

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    IV – controlled or manipulated Color of T-shirt participants wore DV – measured Aggression Benefit of random assignment: * The participants who wore black t-shirts and white t-shirts were equal on all other factors except the color they were wearing * People who are naturally aggressive have an equal chance of being in each group Which of the following types of studies allows researchers to draw causal conclusions? C) Experimental Hypotheses are used to test theories.

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    Breaking Norms Paper INTRODUCTION: Giving up a seat to an elderly on a bus‚ sitting down in your seat silently when the teacher enters the room‚ and even going to sleep at night and waking up in the morning are all social norms. We might not recognize it‚ but we follow social norms in our day-to-day activities constantly. Social norms are society-based beliefs on what is acceptable and unacceptable in our society. Breaking a social norm usually leads to confusion or disapproval. It might not

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    N. Lagunas February 20‚ 2014 Social Psychology Social Comparison Theory We often do not realize we compare ourselves to those around us weather it is at work‚ school‚ or at the grocery store. Let’s say you go grocery shopping at Food 4 Less‚ and there is a person in front of you and the cashier tells him the amount due and asks him if he would like to donate to the Children’s Memorial Hospital‚ the man says no thank you and leaves. You are next in line‚ and now it is your turn to

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    Social Influences can be seen in conformity‚ obedience to authority and group behavior. At a college‚ one could see that their dress code composes of blue jeans and t-shirts‚ whereas those in the New York Wall Street normally wear dress suits. When groups of people come together they form social groups which lead to social influences. Autonomic Mimicry An example of autonomic mimicry is‚ researchers noticed that when a chimp would yawn another one would yawn from just watching. The same thing is

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    Challenging the Social Norm. “Story Of An Hour” by Kate Chopin is a telling story about a woman‚ Mrs. Mallard‚ who’s given the horrible news that her husband has passed away in a train wreck. Devastated by her husband’s sudden death‚ she excuses herself and immediately rushes to her bedroom; this is where readers see a different side of Mrs. Mallard. In time she has taken on a different angle of life. Although obviously upset about her husband’s sudden death‚ Mrs.Mallard has something to be

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    Social Norm Examples

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    were not wearing coats. The concept of societal norms is crazy for me to grasp my mind around. The fact that what happens in my hometown can be so different than the things that happen in a different community is mind boggling. Why is something so different in my town than in a town just an hour north of me? One of the intriguing parts about this concept is that there must be a trigger the trends. There are endless questions about societal norms‚ some of which are so complex to understand that

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    Social Norms In The 1700s

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    Over time‚ the social norms and expectations in the United States have drastically changed. In the 1700’s‚ the American colonies were battling for independence from Britain. The only people who had a say in this country were rich white men. Poor white men‚ women‚ or African Americans did not have any rights. In the Declaration of Independence‚ it says “all men are created equal”‚ but they didn’t mean all men. There was a time in history where education was for the rich. As educators‚ we should

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