Violation of a social rule or norm is defined as deviance. You can be deviant in a positive as well as a negative way. I went to the Wintergreen Ski Resort up in Nelson County to try out skiing for a day. While I was up there I observed the individuals who were present to see what the social norms were and what would be considered as deviant. Some individuals violated the social norms, while others didn’t violate them at all. On January 28th around 4 A.M., I met up with everybody who was going on the trip at the Student Recreation Center. Once I got there we loaded the bus with all of everybody’s belongings and then we departed from Norfolk. It was a three-hour drive from Norfolk to Nelson County, Wintergreen Ski Resort is located in eastern
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The first way deviance exists is when a person or persons violate a social norm or rule. The second way is when groups or other persons judge and evaluate the norm or rule violation. The third way is when the likelihood of negative social reactions to the violations. When it comes to the resort, some individuals were being deviant, while others weren’t. One way an individual violated the social norms was that they did not have an actual snowsuit on. A few people from our trip, including me, did not have a snowsuit. I noticed that we got looked at in a weird way because we basically stood out from everybody else. We didn’t “look” the same as everybody else, but we did not get treated any differently because of it. Another way is that majority of our group needed skiing or snowboarding lessons because they didn’t know how to ski or snowboard. When we went over to the part of the resort that was for lessons, it was broken down into two sections: snowboarding lessons and skiing lessons. Within those two sections, there were three different levels of lessons beginner, intermediate, and expert. I noticed that we didn’t really get looked at or made fun of for the fact that we had no knowledge in skiing o snowboarding. The way that everybody, including myself, looked at is was everybody had to start somewhere. The pro snowboarders weren’t born knowing how to snowboard. They had to start off with lessons and practice. Just like all …show more content…
What I observed as normal at the resort isn’t what society described as a norm and of you violated those norms then you are being deviant. The individuals at the resort, picked and chose what would be a social norm without even realizing they were doing it. Although not all deviance is considered bad. A good way that we were deviant was the fact that we didn’t know how to ski and we ended up getting lessons for it. To me, that was positive deviance because we gained something from those lessons. We learned how to ski and had a goof time doing it too. This proves that not all deviance is bad and that what we did as individuals isn’t wrong. Overall the Wintergreen Ski Resort made my observations worth it.
We define deviance as a violation of a social rule or norm. Social norms can be violated in a positive or negative way. Some individuals choose to be deviant in a negative way that is intentional. Whereas others with be deviant in a positive way and they are willing to go against what is considered “normal” and question it. Wintergreen Ski Resort had many different social norms that were violated by the individuals who took part in the
The first way deviance exists is when a person or persons violate a social norm or rule. The second way is when groups or other persons judge and evaluate the norm or rule violation. The third way is when the likelihood of negative social reactions to the violations. When it comes to the resort, some individuals were being deviant, while others weren’t. One way an individual violated the social norms was that they did not have an actual snowsuit on. A few people from our trip, including me, did not have a snowsuit. I noticed that we got looked at in a weird way because we basically stood out from everybody else. We didn’t “look” the same as everybody else, but we did not get treated any differently because of it. Another way is that majority of our group needed skiing or snowboarding lessons because they didn’t know how to ski or snowboard. When we went over to the part of the resort that was for lessons, it was broken down into two sections: snowboarding lessons and skiing lessons. Within those two sections, there were three different levels of lessons beginner, intermediate, and expert. I noticed that we didn’t really get looked at or made fun of for the fact that we had no knowledge in skiing o snowboarding. The way that everybody, including myself, looked at is was everybody had to start somewhere. The pro snowboarders weren’t born knowing how to snowboard. They had to start off with lessons and practice. Just like all …show more content…
What I observed as normal at the resort isn’t what society described as a norm and of you violated those norms then you are being deviant. The individuals at the resort, picked and chose what would be a social norm without even realizing they were doing it. Although not all deviance is considered bad. A good way that we were deviant was the fact that we didn’t know how to ski and we ended up getting lessons for it. To me, that was positive deviance because we gained something from those lessons. We learned how to ski and had a goof time doing it too. This proves that not all deviance is bad and that what we did as individuals isn’t wrong. Overall the Wintergreen Ski Resort made my observations worth it.
We define deviance as a violation of a social rule or norm. Social norms can be violated in a positive or negative way. Some individuals choose to be deviant in a negative way that is intentional. Whereas others with be deviant in a positive way and they are willing to go against what is considered “normal” and question it. Wintergreen Ski Resort had many different social norms that were violated by the individuals who took part in the