The Controversy Of Breaking Norm In American Culture

Breaking Norm Paper #1— Hey! Wanna hang out? Whether it’s the way we behave in public, the way we dress before we step out of the house, or even the people we choose to talk to on a daily basis, people are governed or influenced by the way society has shaped them. Furthermore, we are controlled by social norms, values that tell us how to behave, which explain why we choose to socialize and spend time with the people that we do (Conley 91). In the American culture, most people nowadays are in their own little social bubbles and are intimidated or reluctant when approached by a random individual. By taking this into consideration, my group and I decided to break this social norm and spark controversy in this topic by approaching random individuals
Our society is led by hegemonic masculinity, insinuating why all male-to-male and female-to-male experiments resulted in a ‘yes’ response (Conley 290). For example, on a nice and bright sunny afternoon on campus near the MU Station, my partner Wei-Gene and I, started the experiment (male-to-male interaction). I approached our first target near the MU station as Wei-Gene took field notes at a distance. I steadily walked along side our first study as he casually strolled on the sidewalk. I started the conversation by saying hello in a confident and sincere tone, introducing myself, and then asking him for his name, hoping that my cheerful body language and genuine smile would aid him in accepting my friendly handshake. As my nerves began to cool as he shook my hand, I listened attentively as he said “Rheni,” in a quiet voice with a slightly confused and reluctant look on his face all the while his hands quickly adjusting his old-fashioned attire. I immediately started asking him questions about school like “is it