FIGHTING AGAINST THE BIAS OF THE NORMS IN MY SOCIAL GROUP
My social group was the Athletics/Sport Team in my high school. In accordance to being a member of this social group, there were several norms to follow. Apart from the regular norm associated with being in an Athletics /Sport Team which includes participating in the sport activity you are best at. The other norms were: No food before an event, all sporting equipment/outfits should be returned to the sport room after an event, attending all practice, waking up as early as 5am for exercise/practice every day and resuming earlier than the announced resumption date.
The functions of these norms were; Firstly, to keep the whole team fit and avoid clinical issues before and during an event. Eating before an event makes you heavy and you would not be able to perform well. Secondly, returning the equipment/outfits after events keeps it safe and intact. Thirdly, being present at every …show more content…
Above all, I did two things that brought the group together in solidarity; waking up by 5am and keeping the sport gear after event. The majority did not like waking up early, the sport t-shirt was unique and super cool.
The norms were also challenged by more than half of the team. We were known as the sociological term, ‘bad apples’. We agreed on who to disguise to get food and helped each other in telling lies to escape punishment. The norms were not stable anymore and it was almost becoming a norm to challenge other norms, the advocates had several meetings on how to change and renovate the norms to suit the majority.
The norms also created an exclusion within the group. Only people ranked as best athlete were mainly involved in the norms, anytime we challenged the norms the people on the bench get into the spotlight while we serve
My social group was the Athletics/Sport Team in my high school. In accordance to being a member of this social group, there were several norms to follow. Apart from the regular norm associated with being in an Athletics /Sport Team which includes participating in the sport activity you are best at. The other norms were: No food before an event, all sporting equipment/outfits should be returned to the sport room after an event, attending all practice, waking up as early as 5am for exercise/practice every day and resuming earlier than the announced resumption date.
The functions of these norms were; Firstly, to keep the whole team fit and avoid clinical issues before and during an event. Eating before an event makes you heavy and you would not be able to perform well. Secondly, returning the equipment/outfits after events keeps it safe and intact. Thirdly, being present at every …show more content…
Above all, I did two things that brought the group together in solidarity; waking up by 5am and keeping the sport gear after event. The majority did not like waking up early, the sport t-shirt was unique and super cool.
The norms were also challenged by more than half of the team. We were known as the sociological term, ‘bad apples’. We agreed on who to disguise to get food and helped each other in telling lies to escape punishment. The norms were not stable anymore and it was almost becoming a norm to challenge other norms, the advocates had several meetings on how to change and renovate the norms to suit the majority.
The norms also created an exclusion within the group. Only people ranked as best athlete were mainly involved in the norms, anytime we challenged the norms the people on the bench get into the spotlight while we serve