Example Of Norm Observation

Norms are defined as the expectations of how people are expected to act in public. I was required to violate a norm in public and also observe a norm violation. In addition, for my norm violation I decided to go to a public place and do something that people are not expecting to see. I went to an In-and-out that is located on Panama ln and I started working out in front of costumers. For my norm violation observation I observed a co-worker that is always picking up soda cans from everyone. I arrived at In-and-out with two of my friends that knew what I was going to do. They were going to help me observe people’s reactions. It was around 12 p.m. and there was a line to order, while I was waiting I started doing squats. Costumers would stare at me thinking that I was crazy or something. I looked around and then did some push-ups, this was probably the hardest thing to do because I am not good at doing them. Then, I observed that some people would walk away from me, especially the ones that had kids with them. When I order my food, I sat down at a table that is kind of next to the soda machine because I figured out that it would be a good place for people to observe me. When I finally got my food, I would bite my cheeseburger and then I would start doing jumping-jacks. I …show more content…
They also said that there was other people making fun of me and recording with their cell phones. My friends would be acting like if they didn’t knew me and they would be having a conversation about how I was acting and at one point they asked people around them what they thought about me, and a lady said that I might just want attention. My friends also said that a lady around 70 years old was saying that she felt bad for me that I might need some professional help. Other people just thought I was weird, and others just ignored