Examples Of Breaking Social Norms

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. There were men, women, and children of all ages from infants to elderly people. There were groups, families and couples that occupy the restaurant.
B. I chose to the second option in breaking the social norm, which involved eating with your hands.
C. When the assignment was given about breaking social norms I was scared, nervous, and anxious all in one. This was something out of my comfort zone, different from the everyday norm.
D. When my partner and I were seated at the table a million thoughts were running through my mind, one being how I was going to get through an entire dinner eating with my hands. I order a tour of Italy from the menu, which included a bowl of salad, breadsticks and three different Italian entrees. The salad and breadsticks were the first to arrive to the table. I quite sure I looked at the salad for about five to ten minutes …show more content…
I learned that breaking social norms is frowned upon by society very much. Societal norms are so set when an individual steps outside of those norms he/she is looked at as an outsider who should know better and follow the rules. Some social norms can be broken depending on sanction. For example, church is a formal sanction, there may be members that begin to shout or break out into dance in response to the feeling that overwhelms them from the music or the message that the minister may be preaching as opposed to when a person in a classroom setting he/she cannot just get up and start dancing or yelling across the classroom because the setting is different and the person will be looked as someone who is going against what it's supposed to be