Homophobia – discomfort over close personal interaction with people thought to be gay, lesbian, or bisexual.…
in advance I had to observe a setting i picked for my experiment: the New York City subway.…
***It is strictly prohibited to violate a law for this assignment. If you choose to violate a law, you will earn a zero…and possibly jail time. ***…
In my experiment of breaking the norm, I did two different things. in one of my “experiments” I would hold doors anywhere I where for the people that were behind me and wait for a response, when the person was educated enough to say thank you I would smile and let it go. When the opposite happened, whenever the person behind me did not say thank you I would compliment myself. I would thank myself for holding the door instead.…
Apart of me believes that as a society, we value social norms to the fullest in regards to what behaviors and or actions are considered acceptable; however it been proven that violating social norms in the past have help with the progression of society today. Change did not occur without having people who were opposed to certain traditions. For example, the civil right movements, women suffrage, interracial marriages, and now Sexual Education programs. Sex is an unspoken, uncomfortable topic because society symbolizes virginity. Virginity is a social construction seen as sacred, when in fact it is just a form of oppression and the ability to control women and their bodies. In todays age, teens already know what sex is all about but its completely…
Moreover Mr. Mohr gives details on America’s “profound” ignorance of the actual gay experience. With the limited discussion of homosexuality, there are still those that have strong feelings toward gay men and women, often the feelings stemming from stereotypes that have formed around gay people. In support of his arguments, Richard described how gender identification stereotypes come into play with tags such as “Bull dikes and diesel dikes” for lesbian women demonstrating the quality of men and “queens, fairies, limp wrists, and nellies” for men who want to be or act like a women. The stereotypes make a ridicule of gay people, and…
A virtual community consists of social norms just like the real world. Thus, it also creates social pressure that convinces people to conform online. The goal of this assignment is to violate the social norms on social media. Norm breaking reveals the hidden rules that dictate our thoughts and behaviors in social interactions. Instagram is an app that I use religiously and spend a lot of time on. For this experiment, I posted 6 mundane photos that are trash can, plastic bag, doorknob, spoon, and a dirty sock. I also used exuberant hashtags such as “#amazing”, “#beautiful”, “#lifeisgood” and “#happy”. I have always worked hard to create and maintain a positive reputation on Instagram by posting impeccable or extremely filtered photographies.…
Remember when you were a kid and your parents said you couldn’t wear your favorite princess dress or your favorite superhero costume in public? Even after throwing a tantrum and telling them that you detested them, yet they still said no. If so, did you ever wonder why? Well, the answer is pretty simple, it was because society said so. Over time society has created these set of unspoken rules that are known as social norms. Society basically tells you how you should act, and what you can do and can’t do. We abide by these rules because that’s what society taught us is acceptable. Consequently, if we deviate from these norms we face social repercussions, like, gossip, shunning, and even physical harm. So, your parents were never the bad guys here, they were trying to protect you from the harsh reality that…
Breaking a norm is like an experiment. You are never going to know what the outcome is going to be. A lot of sociologist like to see it as a social experiment, and the reason is because people are living their life what is considered the right way. It’s a mimicry, everyone doing the same thing, following the same rules, avoiding everything that is not considered normal, usual, typical, and even standard. For my social experiment, I decided that my norm violation would be saying “I love you” when ending a conversation. The objective of my experiment was to break a norm that would help me study how people would react to something that is not usually said is being said to them. I knew it would not only make people uncomfortable, but I think this…
Personal space. All people value this as social boundary and create appropriate norms. As we were assigned this task of violating a social norm in public, I began to consider all the strange personal space norms our society and campus holds. For example, while riding the bus if there a few people on it, you are typically going to sit two seats or more away from one another. However, when the bus is packed to the brim, which is the only time you are permitted to sit right beside a person or stand right up next to them. I found this fascinating; how in our campus society, people try to stay as far away from each other as possible. Moreover, the reason behind why I decided to violate this norm on the way home from class.…
Sociology is an enticing and ever-evolving field of study that analyzes and explains important matters in our personal lives, our communities, and the world. Sociologists focus on the careful gathering and analysis of evidence about social life to develop and enrich our understanding of key social processes. Recently, my class mates and I conducted a social experiment in which we broke aimed to break various social norms.…
In our society we have a number of society norms that we abide by. For example, there is an unwritten rule of how one should behave in an elevator. For example, it is proper to face front, stand away from strangers, and not to look at others. When a social norm is broken people may respond with alarm, humor, fear, irritation, or an array of other emotions. When you think of a norm, you are probably thinking about being normal. But in psychology terms, norm means, a standard or representative value for a group. The norm that is more common to people is a social norm. Meaning expectations about what behavior, thoughts, or feelings are appropriate within a given group within a given context.…
In our society we have a number of norms that we abide by. For example, there is an unwritten rule of how one should behave in an elevator. It is “proper” to face front, stand away from strangers, and not to look at others. When a social norm is broken people may respond with alarm, humour, fear, irritation, or an array of other emotions. When you think of a norm, you are probably thinking about simply being normal. But in psychology terms, norm means a standard or representative value for a group. A social norm is some sort of an expectation that our society has that is deemed normal by that society; they tell us which behaviors, thoughts, or feelings are appropriate within a given group within a given context.…
A social norm is only a guideline. Sometime people or society used to decide which behaviors are acceptable. A great example of this would be manors. We expect people to say "please" and "thank you." Of course it's not against the law to not say those things, people just judge you if you don't. In some cases social norms can be laws. To me, a social norm can be referred to wether or not a person uses a blinker. I get very upset and judge people as jerks when they don't use one. Of course this is against the law but no one gets a ticket for it.…
My social norm was walking on campus backwards for an entire day. This was a major challenge to me because when people are not doing the expected in a social environment, I have many opinions on those particular people. So this was definitely a new experience for me. When I first knew this was my idea, I was very nervous and anxious. I was so worried about what other students on campus would think about me. I had various questions going on in my mind. What were others going to say about me? Would the students make fun of me? How would I react if they were to respond to my actions? After the first initial thoughts, I became excited. I wondered how many people would be humored by me walking backwards to class. I was scared that my observations would change my perspective on a lot of ideas. I was nervous because I felt like I was not ready to change my perspective on everything after only one day. This was a huge step for me. I knew that I could not be laughing because the experiment would then be pointless. So I gathered myself together the night before and hoped this major challenge would go smoothly.…