OPTION #2: Violate a Norm. Break a cultural norm and observe what happens. Your paper should describe what you did, what you felt before, during, and after you did it, and how other people reacted to you.
“Members of a culture must conform to its norms for the culture to exist and function.” - George D Zgourides. As stated in our book, Social Psychology and Human Nature—Brief Version (4th edition), cultural standards are what each society or group of people decide is natural or normal behavior, and each civilization is different. There are many allowed behaviors as well as restrictions in how one should conduct themselves in specific instances and situations. According to, Moveoneinc.com, various greeting customs around the world include …show more content…
In like manner, many of the Japanese people also file their teeth for aesthetic reasons and it is considered attractive. By the same token, these practices will be considered strange to different outsider groups such as our own. Agreed upon by many researchers, is the fact that there are at least four kinds of speak of at least four types of cultural norms which are; folkways, mores, taboos, and laws. Violating these religious or cultural laws and taboos can result in isolation and rejections by others (Social Psychology 2008).
In Arab countries many men practice kissing as a greeting. A close comrade may greet you by kissing both of your cheeks, and also everyone must shake hands with the right hand only to properly greet someone. My experimental question is what are the consequences of violating cultural norms or switching one type of normal greeting from one culture and utilizing it in our own. What would happen if I decided to kiss a few of my friends on both sides of the cheek as a greeting? Would I receive negative or positive feedback or none at …show more content…
I this reaction made me the most nervous because I wasn’t sure exactly how she would take it but I tried anyway. I invited her to study in the library with me at the end of the week and brought my table and the pdf. File along with actual homework. We met up at the library and I greeted her with a kiss. Her response was the most interesting out of the 3. She told me that she thought I only liked guys and said so with shocked look on her face. Suggesting that this behavior made her think I was homosexual. Subsequently, she asked why I did that and looked confused while laughing nervously. I just said, “I don’t know.” And waited around 2 minutes before telling her what I was doing. I explained to her that it was just an experiment and she laughed as I handed her the packet. In this instance, I felt her reaction was a 4- slightly negative but not terrible. As I wasn’t openly rejected, nonetheless it made her uncomfortable. I’m pretty sure she was glad it was just an
“Members of a culture must conform to its norms for the culture to exist and function.” - George D Zgourides. As stated in our book, Social Psychology and Human Nature—Brief Version (4th edition), cultural standards are what each society or group of people decide is natural or normal behavior, and each civilization is different. There are many allowed behaviors as well as restrictions in how one should conduct themselves in specific instances and situations. According to, Moveoneinc.com, various greeting customs around the world include …show more content…
In like manner, many of the Japanese people also file their teeth for aesthetic reasons and it is considered attractive. By the same token, these practices will be considered strange to different outsider groups such as our own. Agreed upon by many researchers, is the fact that there are at least four kinds of speak of at least four types of cultural norms which are; folkways, mores, taboos, and laws. Violating these religious or cultural laws and taboos can result in isolation and rejections by others (Social Psychology 2008).
In Arab countries many men practice kissing as a greeting. A close comrade may greet you by kissing both of your cheeks, and also everyone must shake hands with the right hand only to properly greet someone. My experimental question is what are the consequences of violating cultural norms or switching one type of normal greeting from one culture and utilizing it in our own. What would happen if I decided to kiss a few of my friends on both sides of the cheek as a greeting? Would I receive negative or positive feedback or none at …show more content…
I this reaction made me the most nervous because I wasn’t sure exactly how she would take it but I tried anyway. I invited her to study in the library with me at the end of the week and brought my table and the pdf. File along with actual homework. We met up at the library and I greeted her with a kiss. Her response was the most interesting out of the 3. She told me that she thought I only liked guys and said so with shocked look on her face. Suggesting that this behavior made her think I was homosexual. Subsequently, she asked why I did that and looked confused while laughing nervously. I just said, “I don’t know.” And waited around 2 minutes before telling her what I was doing. I explained to her that it was just an experiment and she laughed as I handed her the packet. In this instance, I felt her reaction was a 4- slightly negative but not terrible. As I wasn’t openly rejected, nonetheless it made her uncomfortable. I’m pretty sure she was glad it was just an