After a few short hours of comparing the University to the Community colleges. I decided I would benefit from a smaller classroom, a lower financial responsibility, and a more relaxed admission requirements that the community college offered. I can honestly say I feel confident with my decision and less worried about my anxiety sending me into a panic attack that would only land me into the…
Going to college is a scary experience for many students. The thought of going off to college to start their life can scares many students. There are many bumps in the road when it comes to finding the perfect college. To get over these bumps in the road students look for many aspects about the college of their choice. Many students want the college of their dreams to offer a lot of social activities to make many new friends, academic standards so that going to college will help them with their future, a reasonable cost so students don’t have to live with debt, and a great history so that their college and degree are respected by others.…
Harry Patel 9/03/2008 Sociology 101, section 8 Social Norms: Conformity and Deviance One of the norms I broke was talking to someone in a public bathroom, while peeing. It was very ocward talking to the guy next to me. One of the reason I felt ocward talking to him was because, you are not suppose to talk to the guy next to you. While you are doing your business you look at the wall in front of you. When you are done you wash your hands, and leave. No one talks to anyone they don’t know, even if they do know the person next to them they won’t talk to them while they are peeing. No one was taught to do this, you learned by observing. But when the guy next to you starts talking you don’t know how to react. That’s how the guy next to me reacted. First of all this field stimulation took place in AMC Theater bathroom, right after the movie Eagle Eye finished. My prediction before starting the field stimulation was that no one will talk to me and pretend they didn’t hear me. When I enter the bathroom there were few people in the bathroom all the urinal were full because I had to do the field stimulation I waited for one of the urinals to open up. While I was waiting for the urinals to open up I didn’t want to do the field stimulation. The reason I didn’t want to do it was because there were lots of people in the bathroom, and I didn’t want anyone to get mad at me. One of the guy finished and stepped away from the urinal washed his hand and, like what you are suppose, to do he didn’t talk to anyone. I walked over to the open urinal and started doing my business. The guy next to me was done and walked away, right when I got there. This guy in his late 20’s started using the urinal next to me. I didn’t know what to say at first. I was thinking about just saying Hi. I couldn’t get myself to say it, but finally very scared and nervous I said hi. I don’t know if he heard me or not, but he didn’t say anything. So I got even more nervous. I said it even louder hi. He gave me a…
In the film Volver we were introduced to several different social norms from the Mexican culture that we were unfamiliar with. Raimunda and her mother have a wounded relationship in the film that is rebuilt when her mother (Irene) is, so say, brought back to life to rekindle their relationship. There were several themes in this film but I think the one that stood out the most was the sacrifice that mothers are willing to make to protect their child and the small misunderstandings that can break a relationship between families.…
When I graduated high school I knew I was going to attend college. It wasn’t a question. It was instilled in me as a child that I would be the only one of my siblings to go to school. My brothers would be forced into the military. It was never a desire of mine to attend college. It was more like the expected next step. Needless to say my passion for school was null and void. I attribute my academic standing to this fact. Maybe if I'd thought about what I wanted to do with my life versus just going with what was expected I would've done a little better.…
Many individuals may believe that gender stereotypes and typical norms amongst the sexes are long gone, but these traditional views for both men and women, according to society, are still quite prevalent today. This human experience, that men and women both have specific roles to play in society, has been around since the beginning of time and will most likely continue for decades and centuries to come. Men are viewed, by societies standards, as being strong, dominant (at least more dominant than a women), leaders, and they should always restrain from showing weakness. Ronald Levant, a physiologist, explains in his article Men and Masculinity that men are prone to be raised as their fathers were,…
We live in a society where one abides by social norms, if not you may be looked at funny or people will even talk about you. So let’s begin, what’s considered a “social norm”? According to Your Dictionary, “Social Norms are said to be the laws of behavior that are acceptable to a group or society. Norms tend to change depending upon the environment, but If broken one could be looked at differently or face consequences. Social Norms are also group-held beliefs about how members should/ should not behave in a given context. Some examples of social norms are: Saying hello when you answer the telephone, respecting others personal space, stopping at a red light and driving when its green, chewing food with your mouth closed, etc. Social norms are important because it sets the stage of how people are expected to act in society. Growing up your parents, teachers, and care- givers are the ones who inforce these unwritten rules in you. Social norms relate to ethnocentrism and cultural relativism because one’s ethnic group, religion, and race all play a part in how one behaves in society. For example if I’m said to be a Christian women, I know that it wouldn’t be okay for me to come to church dressed in a tight mini-skirt with high heels on. That wouldn’t be appropriate for a church setting instead a club, or bar setting.…
In today’s society, social norm violations are what hold American culture, while separating us as distinct individuals. We have unwritten rules of how we are expected to behave in a certain way whether it’s in a public or private gatherings. They can change throughout time “Norms are transmitted through a process of socialization, by which every member of society is subtly trained to appreciate and follow these norms.”(Williams,2011) because of these unwritten rules we have a different minds set as time passes, if we travel a few decades back in time, the way we dress or behave can all be violations. By observing and committing a norm I have realized that the power of society pressures us to behave in a certain matter for…
Throughout life, we have different images and perspectives. How these perspectives are formed vary from person to person and depend on our experiences in life. We view life through paradigms. A paradigm is defined as a basic image of society that generates a theory and research. A theory would be defined as a statement that attempts to explain the relationship between two facts. As in any field, there are certain ways that things are looked at, or certain paradigms. In sociology, there are three paradigms: the conflict paradigm, the structural functionalist paradigm and the symbolic interaction paradigm. Throughout this paper, I will be discussing each paradigm in depth and applying it to the on growing issue we have in American society: immigration.…
Paradigms in sociology refer to an important structure concept and dynamics of a society. Paradigms are basic assumptions people make when trying to explain/understand a given social problem. It offers accuracy in describing the central concepts. There are two main basic assumptions that are used in society everyday. These paradigms we use today are Person Blaming and System Blaming. The reason behind these paradigms is the high amount of people who blame social problems on individuals, and compare the social system and how people look at social problems in the world. Person blaming is the assumption that social problems result from the pathologies of individuals. (Z.E. p.22)…
Graduation was right around the corner, and I still had to decide what I wanted to do with my life. I needed to decide whether or not I should enroll at Macomb Community College or enroll in a university. I procrastinated making my decision for as long as I could. I tried not to think about school. I was unmotivated and indecisive, so I tried to avoid the topic of school all together. My family was constantly on me about making up my mind. It really started to frustrate me, and I realized that I could not avoid the decision any longer…
I realize a college choice is a big decision, but I think that I have done a great job in selecting a college that is right for me. I am fortunate to have parents that have exposed me to many different regions of the United States. Traveling beyond my local State You Live in backyard has greatly increased my desire to explore other areas of our country. Going to Name of College is a prime opportunity for me to experience another region.…
After this experiment, I founded that, when people are put out of there norms, they become very uncomfortable, and uneasy. Both of the participants claimed they thought I was strange to stand close to them and it made them very uncomfortable. I don’t think most people think about these norms but only unit they are broken or violated. I don’t many people realize how important norms are and how much of an impact they can make on a society. In this specific norm, I believe it is important because it is respecting the individual by not violating his or hers personal space. It is a sign of respect and acknowledgement. Social norms are important because they can bring a society together by following these norms. People know what is right and…
The number of high school graduates that do not attend college has been increasing since around 2009 according to The New York Times. That may seem shocking to most people. This is because it is not what the societal expectations are for high school graduates. Adolescents in the new generation are becoming more courageous in making their own decisions, even if it is not what society thinks is the “right” thing to do. They are stepping out of the social norms by portraying behaviors that are not considered acceptable in society. Humans of all ages mainly rebel against societal expectations than conform to them by taking a stand against authority and stepping out of the social norms that are found in society.…
The social norm that I chose to violate was to go into an elevator and instead of turning around and facing the door upon entering; I had my back to the door and faced the other people in the elevator. In normality a person enters an elevator, pushes the button for their desired floor and turns to face the door to avoid eye contact with strangers, and prepare to exit the elevator. The reason I choose to violate this particular social norm was because I’ve never seen anyone else do it and I was curious as to how people would respond to my deviant behavior. I decided to perform my social norm violation in the elevator at Deaconess Hospital. I picked this location because I know there would be all different types of people coming on the elevator so it would give me a good sample and I could get what I needed out of it.…