The folkway violation that I chose to do is to interrupt people's conversations. I wanted to see how people would react and what would they say and or do. I did this to a couple then I did this to a group of sophomores to see their reactions. Then I did it to grown ups A reason why I chose to do it in the library is that there is always people in there. Another reason I chose to do the social experiment in the cafeteria is because there are many varieties of age group…
I broke the social norm Thursday evening around seven-thirty at the Olive Garden in Hialeah, Fl. The restaurant was busy at the time of arrival. The majority of the customers looked to have a Latin background, while the rest were black or white. Everyone seems to be middles class civilians. The atmosphere of the restaurant was welcoming, loud, energetic, and friendly.…
Sharing the sights and sounds of the food in your mouth with those who are sitting near you is offensive, unsanitary and is simply bad manners. c. I selected to break this norm because I felt it would get the most response, by multiple people, with a single attempt. Through observation I would be able to tell who was bothered, annoyed or completely disgusted by my actions. I also chose to break this norm because I felt there was a low risk of the outcome resulting in a physical altercation or yelling match. 3.…
but I was entering a space where this was expected. This experience shows appropriate behavior in a cultural setting. Standard 2: Self- Awareness…
Social norms. Social norms are rules of behavior that are considered acceptable by a group or society, but what if the social norm happens to be oppressing and discriminating an entire race of people based solely on the color of their skin, how is it still considered right? And what if half of a nation relied on this idea of social norm in order to power their economy? This social norm I have described was slavery. And the half of nation I’m referring to that depended upon the continued idea of this social norm in order to power their economy was the south during pre-civil war times.…
Breaking a Social Norms Analysis In society we have these strict expectations that influence our behaviors. Such expectations can change depending on how you were raised, but society plays an important role in it as well. Each one of us has a part in these social roles, and we can change, social roles and our own behaviors in order to fit in. Social norms are rules which are laid out for us and are guidelines for our behavior that we choose.…
I wasn’t sure how people would respond or if I would get in trouble or have someone notify security because my behavior would be so out of the norm. Not only was this experiment degrading and eye-opening, but I learned that there are many social norms that aren’t even formally stated, they are simply unwritten rules that society naturally abides…
Breaking a social norm might seem easy, yet when it’s time to actually break it it’s nerve wracking. On a Wednesday afternoon around 1:30, Jerry and I lunched at Chili’s located in Miami Gardens. Approximately, there were about 12-15 observers not including the waiters. Because the bar area was the most crowded area in the restaurant, I decided to lunch there. Majority of the population were African-American male and female, yet there were a couple of white observers.…
How people react towards someone who breaks an everyday society’s idea of a social norm can vary in many different ways all depending on the situation, the people surrounding the incident and who is breaking the norm. I, wearing pajamas in public setting such as the mall, my mother office, in my neighborhood and general popular places around town caused many to quite surprising reactions from my peers, family, strangers and friends. Sometimes people’s reactions are quite subtle and they tend not to show any interest in a change of action at all. However, at other times a person reaction to an alteration in the social norm can be quite large and exaggerated. Walking in public settings in a town that I grew up in (e.g. shopping centre, squares,…
Society tells us that talking to yourself period, let alone in public, is not acceptable. It is associated with psychosis, dementia, and many other mental illnesses. My experiment shows that deviance is a combination of the action of the deviant person as well as the reaction of the audience. People appear to talk to themselves all the time as earpieces to cell phones get smaller and smaller with the technological breakthroughs that we see. My behavior was acceptable until people saw that there was no earpiece.…
While it is good to break non-verbal communication rules from time to time to make us think about why we do what we do, it was also interesting to see the reactions you get from others when breaking a non-verbal communication rule. Overall, it seems to make people uncomfortable when these rules are broken and prompts them to react in ways that include both verbal and non-verbal communication. Some people seemed upset, while others reacted by communicating that we were doing something incorrectly and not socially accepted. It was a very interesting experiment that put me outside of my comfort zone. It made me question the non-verbal communication rules that we…
The man looked at me after running and started laughing. My screaming broke a norm in a store and violated what is actually supposed to happen. In a store you are usually quite and in there to get the things you need and then leave. My screaming made it awkward for the people around me and they didn't know what to do. It was a dysfunction, which is, an element or process of a society that may disrupt the social system or reduce its stability.…
Ever wonder why being naked in public is frowned upon. Over time, our society has been structured in a certain way that sets boundaries and rules that all of society has learned to conform too. This “certain way” has adapted and changed through time, setting in place a set of informal norms and values that the majority of society follows. When these rules are not followed, not all are necessarily illegal; there are subtle consequences that succeed the social infractions. Social norms are deemed as “unwritten law” That the majority of individuals have learned to live and adept with.…
As I was violating this social norm, I felt strange and out of place. I had a lot of awkward encounters that day and i think it was because i normally don't stop and start talking to strangers or greet them by using hand gestures. Normally if someone smiles or says hi, i smile back or say or hi and then we both go our separate ways. With this experiment, I would have to stop and greet them in an unusual and personal way.…
We interpret showing respect in social interactions as a cultural value, so we enforce that belief by practicing certain behaviors as a cultural norm (Conley 90). As members of the American society, we engage in social interactions with other members by systematically facing each other and making eye contact. I was interested to observe what would happen if this formulated interaction was changed. In order to breach this cultural norm and be an informal deviant, I conducted a study by engaging in conversations with participants while facing the other direction with my back turned toward them. I continued our conversations normally, acted like nothing was wrong, and noted the reactions of the…