Social Norm Violation Research Paper
Norm Violation Activity Abbey Price
The purpose of this norm violation activity is for you to explore the power of social norms (prescriptions for accepted or expected behaviors in your culture). Your task is to violate ten (10) of the social norms from the list below and record the reactions. The following norm violations are harmless and should not be carried out in a manner that would change the intent of the task. You will be responsible for your actions! You MAY NOT do anything that will get you or anyone else into trouble (ex. Disrupts a class, breaks a law, frightens anyone, doing something harmful, obscene, prejudiced, or negative).
Have fun though, remember what we learned in TESOL 1 about discourse practices, and write …show more content…
Ask where a food item is in a supermarket and then a few moments later go back to the same shop assistant and ask the same question again.
32. Ask a stranger where they are from, and once they reply ask them if they know Mr/Mrs ……. in that place.
1. Describe the norm violation (when, where, participants, norm being violated)
(2, 3, 7, 11, 13, 14, 24, 27, 30, 31)
#2 Look up all the time – Monday during lunch in my roomates common area, there were five other participants all of which were my friends.
#11 Push buttons for floors you are not going to on an elevator – Monday afternoon, Brevard hall
#13 Say you will “wait for the next one,” when only one person is in the elevator- Friday night, Brevard hall, just myself and the other person I told to wait for the next available elevator
#14 Stand right by someone even when there are only a few people in the elevator- Monday morning, Brevard hall, myself and one other lucky male.
#24 Answer the phone and wait for the other person to speak first – Thursday afternoon, my dorm room, participants included my brother and myself
#30 Knock on a door, and when asked to ‘come in’…don’t…just keep on knocking intermittently – Monday, Brevard hall, 5th floor, participants included myself and my floors
The purpose of this norm violation activity is for you to explore the power of social norms (prescriptions for accepted or expected behaviors in your culture). Your task is to violate ten (10) of the social norms from the list below and record the reactions. The following norm violations are harmless and should not be carried out in a manner that would change the intent of the task. You will be responsible for your actions! You MAY NOT do anything that will get you or anyone else into trouble (ex. Disrupts a class, breaks a law, frightens anyone, doing something harmful, obscene, prejudiced, or negative).
Have fun though, remember what we learned in TESOL 1 about discourse practices, and write …show more content…
Ask where a food item is in a supermarket and then a few moments later go back to the same shop assistant and ask the same question again.
32. Ask a stranger where they are from, and once they reply ask them if they know Mr/Mrs ……. in that place.
1. Describe the norm violation (when, where, participants, norm being violated)
(2, 3, 7, 11, 13, 14, 24, 27, 30, 31)
#2 Look up all the time – Monday during lunch in my roomates common area, there were five other participants all of which were my friends.
#11 Push buttons for floors you are not going to on an elevator – Monday afternoon, Brevard hall
#13 Say you will “wait for the next one,” when only one person is in the elevator- Friday night, Brevard hall, just myself and the other person I told to wait for the next available elevator
#14 Stand right by someone even when there are only a few people in the elevator- Monday morning, Brevard hall, myself and one other lucky male.
#24 Answer the phone and wait for the other person to speak first – Thursday afternoon, my dorm room, participants included my brother and myself
#30 Knock on a door, and when asked to ‘come in’…don’t…just keep on knocking intermittently – Monday, Brevard hall, 5th floor, participants included myself and my floors