Social Norm Violation Exercise
Norm Violation Exercise
Norms are an element of culture, and all societies have unique social norms that encourage people to act in particular ways. Often times we follow these norms without even thinking about them, and sometimes may not even realize that they exist. The purpose of this assignment is to encourage students to think about the role of social norms in society by conducting a social experiment: violation of a social norm.
To conduct this social experiment, you need to first choose a particular social setting (because each social setting may have different social norms). The options are limitless for this assignment – classrooms, restaurants, public spaces, libraries, dormitories, and work environments all have social …show more content…
If you have any questions about whether something is a social norm, whether you might be violating a law, or whether a social setting may be appropriate, please come and talk to me. I am happy to provide feedback on ideas you may have or just to brainstorm if you are having trouble coming up with ideas.
NORM VIOLATION EXERCISE
Please type your responses to each question. Be as detailed as possible, and remember to think sociologically when analyzing your experiences.
1. WHAT SOCIAL SETTING DID YOU OBSERVE? WHAT ARE THE SOCIAL EXPECTATIONS OF THAT SETTING? I observed the sidewalk. The social expectations are walking on the left side of the sidewalk, making eye contact, walking backwards, and not moving if someone gets in your …show more content…
Garden City: Doubleday.
Book Chapter
Mantsios, Gregory. 2005. “Media Magic: Making Class Invisible.” Pp. 43-54 in Crossroads:
Readings in Social Problems, edited by K. Tiemann. Boston: Pearson Custom Publishing.
Online Document
Harris, Kathleen, Francesca Florey, Joyce Tabor, Peter Bearman, Jo Jones, and J. Richard
Udry. 2003. The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health: Research Design [online document]. URL: http:/www.cpc.unc.edu/projects/addhealth/design.
Newspaper Article
Goldstein, Amy. 1997. “Dying Patients’ Care Varies Widely by Place, Study Says.” Washington
Post, October 15, p. A1. Retrieved October 15, 1997 (http://www.washingtonpost.com).
In-text Citations (Author Date)
Examples:
- Latino adolescents also pray more frequently and place a higher value on religion than white adolescents (Smith et al. 2003).
- Third, similar to racial minority status, sexual minority status is a strong predictor of adolescent depression (Young and Sweeting 2004; Ueko 2005).
- Similar to Latinos, many Asians have recently immigrated to the U.S. (U.S. Bureau of the Census
Norms are an element of culture, and all societies have unique social norms that encourage people to act in particular ways. Often times we follow these norms without even thinking about them, and sometimes may not even realize that they exist. The purpose of this assignment is to encourage students to think about the role of social norms in society by conducting a social experiment: violation of a social norm.
To conduct this social experiment, you need to first choose a particular social setting (because each social setting may have different social norms). The options are limitless for this assignment – classrooms, restaurants, public spaces, libraries, dormitories, and work environments all have social …show more content…
If you have any questions about whether something is a social norm, whether you might be violating a law, or whether a social setting may be appropriate, please come and talk to me. I am happy to provide feedback on ideas you may have or just to brainstorm if you are having trouble coming up with ideas.
NORM VIOLATION EXERCISE
Please type your responses to each question. Be as detailed as possible, and remember to think sociologically when analyzing your experiences.
1. WHAT SOCIAL SETTING DID YOU OBSERVE? WHAT ARE THE SOCIAL EXPECTATIONS OF THAT SETTING? I observed the sidewalk. The social expectations are walking on the left side of the sidewalk, making eye contact, walking backwards, and not moving if someone gets in your …show more content…
Garden City: Doubleday.
Book Chapter
Mantsios, Gregory. 2005. “Media Magic: Making Class Invisible.” Pp. 43-54 in Crossroads:
Readings in Social Problems, edited by K. Tiemann. Boston: Pearson Custom Publishing.
Online Document
Harris, Kathleen, Francesca Florey, Joyce Tabor, Peter Bearman, Jo Jones, and J. Richard
Udry. 2003. The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health: Research Design [online document]. URL: http:/www.cpc.unc.edu/projects/addhealth/design.
Newspaper Article
Goldstein, Amy. 1997. “Dying Patients’ Care Varies Widely by Place, Study Says.” Washington
Post, October 15, p. A1. Retrieved October 15, 1997 (http://www.washingtonpost.com).
In-text Citations (Author Date)
Examples:
- Latino adolescents also pray more frequently and place a higher value on religion than white adolescents (Smith et al. 2003).
- Third, similar to racial minority status, sexual minority status is a strong predictor of adolescent depression (Young and Sweeting 2004; Ueko 2005).
- Similar to Latinos, many Asians have recently immigrated to the U.S. (U.S. Bureau of the Census