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SOC 111: Introduction to Sociology:

Norm Violation Assignment

For this assignment. you are required to violate a social norm/social experiment. Once you have completed the violation please write a reflection paper discussing the experience including your personal reflections/response as well as the response and reactions of individuals (age restricted to 18 +) who were in the environment in which the violation took place. Below are the requirements that must be followed to successfully complete the violation and the written part of the norm violation.

Please use your best writing skills! Proof-read and spell check your paper, before you submit the assignment. Your paper must be written in APA format, be at least 5-pages in length and include a title page. Please note: that references are only needed if you use work other than your own. This section will be worth 10 points. However, if any portion of the format is missing your paper will be deducted the full 10 points.

Step One: Remember that social norms are socially based rules that define how we should act in specific situations. For this assignment, you are required to intentionally violate a social norm. The primary goal of the assignment is for students to conduct social experiment to understand the concept of social norms, social sanctions, and stigma. To complete this assignment, it is important that you follow each step below in violating a social norm:

1. Be sure you understand and define social norms.

2. Choose a social norm to violate.

3. Choose a public location/environment to violate the norm. Secondly, please make sure that the norm violation is considered a violation in the chosen environment.

4. Violate the social norm.

5. Please be creative, original and imaginative when performing the violation.

6. Carefully observe yourself and others as the norm violation occurs.

Step Two: Write and Complete the Assignment Paper - Required Information:

1. Briefly define the Sociological definition of social norms.

2. Describe the specific social norm that you violated and why you chose this norm, including how it identifies as a social norm violation.

3. Describe the behavior you engaged in to violate this norm.

4. Describe the setting/environment you chose (physical and social) and why.

5. Describe in detail exactly, how you felt before, during and after the social experience. How uncomfortable were you?

6. Describe in detail, how did others react to your behavior? Specifically describe their actions (verbal and nonverbal).

7. What social sanctions resulted from your norm violation? Who created and/or enforced them? How?

8. How do race, class, and/or gender affect your norm violation (others perception of it, your ability to do it, different sanctions that might be brought against different groups or person engaging in the same act)?

9. In your conclusion section of the paper describe:

a. What did you learn about societal norms and social control (informal and formal)?

b. What did you learn about yourself as a social being?

c. What other observations can you make about the assignment?

Specifics of the Assignment:

A. Environment Exclusions: Please avoid violating norms in these settings and/or environments (Using excluded environments):

1. Elevators

2. WSU Campus/Classrooms

3. Bathrooms

B. Assignment Restrictions: Please Do Not!

1. Break any laws or by your actions cause anyone else to break any laws.

2. Cause harm to yourself or anyone else, either physically, mentally, emotionally, or otherwise.

3. Do not imitate and/or simulate breaking any laws. Doing so will result in an automatic zero for the assignment.

4. Do anything that is legally, ethically, or morally questionable or that could bring negative sanctions against yourself, the department, the University and/or your instructor.

"Violating any of the above assignment restrictions will result in an automatic zero for the assignment and/or failing the course.

Norm Violation Assignment Learning Objectives:

1. Understand the informal pressures to conform social norms

2. Understand the sources of internal/external social controls

3. Understand personal power in various sociallenvironment settings

Note: Please be sure to follow the directions carefully; points will be deducted if you do not. This assignment is created to help you understand the concept of internal/external social controls.

Attachment:- Norm Violation.rar