Breaking A Social Norm 'I Believe I Can Fly'
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 be against the legal law but it might be against the social law. Therefore, for my experiment, I decided to break a social norm by bursting out in song on the shuttle to school. My song of choice was I Believe I Can Fly by R. Kelly.
SETTING:
The setting of my experiment took place on the shuttle bus from the park and ride parking lot to Duncan Hall on the SJSU campus during the day around 11:00am. There were perhaps around 8-10 people on the shuttle during the experiment, not including the bus driver.
EXPECTATION: …show more content…
I wouldn’t even be surprised if someone told me to “shut up” since my voice sounds similar to a dying whale when I try to sing. In a similar situation, as the control group, I myself might just try to ignore the situation or muffle a laugh depending on how it triggers me. Sometimes when things are out of the norm I may start laughing because it feels random or I may avoid the situation because it might be awkward. And I do it because it does not fit the social norm so I expect over people in society to do the same or disapproval in a
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 be against the legal law but it might be against the social law. Therefore, for my experiment, I decided to break a social norm by bursting out in song on the shuttle to school. My song of choice was I Believe I Can Fly by R. Kelly.
SETTING:
The setting of my experiment took place on the shuttle bus from the park and ride parking lot to Duncan Hall on the SJSU campus during the day around 11:00am. There were perhaps around 8-10 people on the shuttle during the experiment, not including the bus driver.
EXPECTATION: …show more content…
I wouldn’t even be surprised if someone told me to “shut up” since my voice sounds similar to a dying whale when I try to sing. In a similar situation, as the control group, I myself might just try to ignore the situation or muffle a laugh depending on how it triggers me. Sometimes when things are out of the norm I may start laughing because it feels random or I may avoid the situation because it might be awkward. And I do it because it does not fit the social norm so I expect over people in society to do the same or disapproval in a