The Importance Of A Social Norm

The members of the meeting varied in all ages and ethnicities. There were young people as well as older people. When I was in the meeting I was asked to introduce myself. I explained that I was a student and was interested in learning. The participants were very understanding and did not mind at all. But it felt very awkward for me, because I did not want to impose. One participant explained to me that there have been other students that have attended meetings in the past. There was also another new member that came to the meeting as well. He introduced himself, and explained his reason for coming. The others members commended him for coming and congratulated him for attending and trying.

The five social norms that I am glad exist are the standards of personal space, the expected standard for personal hygiene, the expected standard for manners in public i.e. avoiding belching or flatulating in public areas, the norm of individual choices, and the social norm of education being a standard.

It is actually a great deal of fun to behave outside of the socially excepted norm when you are with people that are unwilling to follow suit. I was able to get away with my behavior because no one was willing to say anything for fear of “causing a scene.” There is great power in having no shame. I eventually explained the reason for my behavior and all is well with my new friend.  During my second trial, I made the same approach with a female subject. I treated her gesture with more contempt than in my first trial. I did not feel as embarrassed or out of place as I did with the young man. I credit this comfort level to the fact that I had practiced this behavior once before and with practice comes confidence. This particular young lady was clearly an extroverted personality type and did not take my offense as gracefully as had the young man. This may have been because my offense was bolder than the first trial. She showed her offense by looking me up and down and with one hand on her hip, stated, “Anyways…” She proceeded to ignore my presence and continued her conversation with our mutual friend. This experiment obviously had a specific angle and expected result. The typical result will be discomfort and even mild hostility. I really enjoyed watching people struggle in between responding how they “ought” to instead of how the instinctively wanted to. For me, the most valuable lesson learned is the advantage

My experiment consisted of me asking strangers, on the streets of Downtown Grand Rapids, for directions to Rosa Park’s Circle, and invading their personal space. To start, I would approach a stranger; tell them that I am lost, and that I am in need of directions to the Rosa Park’s Circle. As strangers began giving directions to me, I inched closer and closer to them. In addition to invading their personal space, I also held intense eye contact with them, trying my best not to blink. The whole time, although it was difficult, I kept a straight face while I performed my experiment. To make sure that I gathered enough information, and a variety of results, I tested my

Breaking social norms is something I shy away from. I refrain from breaking social norms because I know what it can do to a person’s reputation, but also because I was taught not to. Those are the reasons this assignment was particularly challenging for me, so I kept it small and just chose to sit next to people. To get various reactions I sat next to my family, friends, and finally strangers. Each group reacted differently to me sitting next to them and only the strangers reacted the way I thought they would. I started by first sitting next to family members as they were the easiest to reach.

When I was breaking this norm I was kind of afraid to see what people would think, but I am also a loud person so I knew it wouldn’t be that hard. The fact that I didn’t get anyone around me to say anything, I found shocking but I was as surprised of my friends reaction. My friends point out to me when I start to break this norm. I didn’t find any difficulties with this assignment only because I was able to use the area around me wisely. I did learn that talking in certain areas require you to be either quieter or

My “breaking a norm” project was an interesting experience. For my assignment, I went to Walmart and engaged in conversations with random people. I would ask them about their day and ask them a simple question about themselves. Normally people keep to themselves while shopping, or they engage with people that they are familiar with. I figured that this would be a good option for the assignment because people would not expect it. The experience was a little hard for me because I am not a social person.

I thought the strongest reactions I would receive would be if I directly looked at the person in the face and not say anything after he or she would ask me in return how I was doing. This was an easy breaching experiment to execute because the places I could use were anywhere on campus. The best time to do the experiment was during the day when I was more likely to run into people who were in my classes or clubs who I did not see every day. It was better to ask people who I was not really friends with so I could get true, honest

There is a reason behind almost everything that humans do during everyday life. However, we do not think about why we waved back at the person across the street, we just do it. Interpreting that person’s wave and reacting to it by waving back, smiling, or nodding is a part of sociology. After taking a sociology class you realize all these everyday behaviors have meaning. Now, all of a sudden I found myself thinking sociologically when I get into an elevator, wait in line at the grocery store, or even how I view myself.

Social norms have always played a major role in today's society. A social norm is how we consider behaviors to be appropriate. However, norms are the rules and guidelines regarding what kinds of behavior are acceptable (Mills 1959). Social norms are essentially the means by which any given society may construct and organize itself. They are the ways in which a society defines what tends to be acceptable and unacceptable when it comes to an individual. Different views change over time whether it is through history or an individual themselves who tends to age. Sometimes staying up to date with society and keeping up with the new trends can be unhealthy and have an effect on individuals and the public. The social norm I choose to break was walking into a public men's restroom at a restaurant while out with friends. I choose this social norm because it shows the men's reactions and behaviors once I entered their restroom. However, their behaviors showed how society acts toward certain situations in certain places and what roles are played during the process.

An example of how social norm effects people’s behavior online, can be showed through the topic of eating behavior. Social networks have created a place where information can be post about what other people think/ does and what they expect them to do. So, if someone say’s eating burgers make you fat, from Chapter 3 of Nudge two possible things can influence a person information and peer pressure. Information affects behavior in this situation because other people opinions convey what they think is best for you. Peer pressure affects Information affects behavior in this situation as people conform to others ways to avoid one’s

One day my family got an invite from one of my friend’s family, and I was so energized in light of the fact that I wasn't out in more than six months and simply pined for social communication. In this way an hour before the show he revealed to me that a couple of his companions would come also. The minute he said that I felt my stomach drop. My heart rate accelerated and I started to somewhat tremble as I imagined myself shaking hands with new individuals, endeavoring to consider discussion points that would last over 15 seconds, endeavoring to consider ways I could appear to be cool and fascinating, and attempting to make sense of how I could conceal my tension in the meantime.I began doing mental vaulting to discover a route around meeting them. Be that as it may, my heart was thumping colossally speedier, and I was breathing, brilliant, and I began to take a seat alone in my room and stressing over how I would speak with

This paper will give a definition of deviance by analyzing the varying types and definition of deviance. Violations of social norms is key to defining deviance. There are three key features within social norms: time, place, and situation, that come together to establish deviance. The relativity of the all of those events combined into one along with who is perceiving the act is what defines deviance Social Norm are informal rules that help govern a society. Norms differ from place, time period, and situations.

Social norm is the understanding people can influence our behavior in day to day basis. In social norms in society there is implicit rules which, is known as the not spoken but, you learn them when you deviate the rule by breaking the social norms in society such as, values, beliefs, attitudes, morals and behavior. People tend to follow the norms of society or the group. But, not following the social norms of society, individuals might think your deviant. However, social norms can be biased sometimes because, every culture has different norms and values. For example, shaking hands between both genders is very common in western countries because, it's seen as a norm. Whereas, in other parts of the world handshake between men and women can

I remember being a little girl and hiding behind my mom when someone came up to me to say hello; I used to be so nervous to even meet their eyes. At our family get-togethers, for Christmas and New Years Day, my family attempted to start conversations I would politely smile and hide behind my closest parent. I remember her telling me “It’s okay to say Hi to the people I talk to, just do not talk to strangers.” I tried to listen to her and follow her instructions but every time I would try chickened out.