Keeping Too Much Distance During Experimen

Method: I did two things for being deviant; one is that keeping distance when I talk to people and another one is that asking “How are you?” repeatedly to people while conversation. The first one was conducted when I talked to people, I kept distance about two or three meters away from them. At this experiment, I broke comfortable personal space with others. People usually feel uncomfortable to be too close with others, but it also can be applied to the opposite side.
The second one was conducted that I asked “How are you?” to someone for the beginning of the conversation as usually I do. Then, I kept asking her the same question three more times while the conversation and examined her reaction to it. At that time, I broke greeting. People usually ask “How are you?” just once at the beginning of the conversation, but repeating it makes them uncomfortable.
Findings: I felt a kind of anxiety and nervous before conducting the first experiment because I usually unconsciously keep distance that is not too close, but not too far when talking to others. So, it looks so wired if I keep far distance from others as if I don’t want to be close to others. However, I felt both fun and sorry to others during …show more content…
So, I realized that these things are what not to do. As mentioned in the text, in Functionalism, deviance shows us what is normal and abnormal. Also, as discussed in Differential Association Theory, people who I conducted the experiment can see what is norm through my deviant behavior. People unconsciously follow social norms that they learned through their lives and interactions of others make us realize what we are expected by others and what are not. Our social behaviors are composed of how others act in certain