Norms are found everywhere in our society‚ whether we acknowledge them or not. In sociology‚ norms are defined as social expectations that guide behavior. For example‚ in the classroom‚ students are expected to sit at their desk and participate in a class discussion or pay attention to the lesson at hand. Norms explain why people do certain actions in given situations. Violating a social norm is considered deviant or in other words‚ rude or unusual. For this assignment‚ I chose to violate my
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A norm in society is what people do automatically for society to function. Norms that sociologist have identified include folkways‚ mores‚ taboos and laws. For example‚ shaking someone’s hand in an official meeting or siting with a certain group of people for a whole year in college. In fact‚ for the purpose of this paper‚ I have decided to violate this folkway. By violating the social norm of sitting with people that I know nothing about and just met them for the first time‚ I am violating the social
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What is exactly social norms? According to Baron and Branscombe (2011)‚ social norms are rules specifying how we should or ought to act properly. In regards to what implicit social norm I violated‚ I invaded random individuals personal space by standing too close to them . I‚ myself‚ personally dislike very much when random individuals get too close to me‚ in my opinion‚ it is somewhat disrespectful and annoying. Therefore‚ I
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person. In accordance to how people express their mental outlook‚ they respond and reciprocate towards the exposure of signals of the opposite sex‚ the perception to invasion of own psychological personal space‚ and the characteristics and levels of intimacy shared by both parties. Personal space is known to be the area surrounding a person which they consider
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What is personal space? Personal space was an idea first developed by German born Swedish psychologist David Katz in 1937. It is very often describes as an “emotionally charged bubble of space which surrounds each individual” or alternately “Personal space is the region surrounding a person which they regard as psychologically theirs. Most people value their personal space and feel discomfort‚ anger‚ or anxiety when their personal space is encroached.” On the other hand‚ some research suggests
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Personal Space Most social situations North Americans require a comfort zone of six to eight square feet per person‚ and any violation of that buffer can trigger a reaction (Bowen). “People use avoidance responses‚” says Robert Sommer‚ a psychologist at the University of California-Davis and author of the book Personal Space (qtd. in Bowen). But where does the standard of personal space come from? According to Sommer‚ “a comfort distance for conversation varies from culture to culture
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Personal Space A personal space is a place where one can go to be alone‚ it is a place that one knows like the back of their hand‚ and it is a place where many memories are made‚ some are trivial‚ some are heartfelt. A personal space is defined as “The physical space immediately surrounding someone‚ into which any encroachment feels threatening to or uncomfortable for them.” (dictionary.com) My personal space is my car. It is a very intimate‚ meaningful space in which I have made many fond memories
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is called‚ personal space. This is one of the most important characteristics that human beings‚ use to interact and bond with other people‚ but everyone’s personal space is different‚ and being aware of this is vital for establishing good relationships among people. According to Oxford Dictionary (2004)‚ personal space could be define as “the physical space immediately surrounding someone‚ into which any encroachment feels threatening to or uncomfortable for them”. Personal space depends on
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physical spaces around them. It takes into account body spacing and postures as involuntary reactions. The physical distance between two people can be linked to the relationship they share‚ personal or social. There are four proxemic distances: intimate‚ personal‚ social‚ and public distances. Intimate distances can range from actually touching to six through eighteen inches. The individuals are so close together that it is not considered proper for strangers in public. Your personal space allows you
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Personal space and the impact of eye contant For the view point of the psychologists‚ “personal space” is the important term. The “personal space” is reflect that each of the different relationship for person‚ easy to let psychologists know the phenomenon of different people’s relationship and let them research more detail about this invisible communication. Moreover‚ that is also a benefit on other types of professional jobs such as doctor‚ lawyers‚ and teacher. For example‚ teacher can
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