Unwritten Social Norms

The day was young and the sun blazed from the sky. It was an afternoon and the atmosphere around us was filled with joy. The streets of Brooklyn Center was filled with high rates of hustle and bustle and when my friend dropped me off at my home, she said the normal "see you later!" as expected. My response was unexpected though. I replied with a surprising "when?". She replied "tomorrow at school" and I asked her again what she meant by "tomorrow". She laughed and drove off, probably thought I was joking.
According to the, you may ask yourself textbook by Dalton Conley, socialization is the process by which we learn how to be a functioning member of the society. Craig Calhoun defined socialization as the process through which individuals internalize the values, beliefs, and norms of a society and learn to function as its members. Behavior patterns that have been learned by us through the society govern the way we interact with others and behave in a society. Ways of behaviors are expected by the societies we live in and some of the behaviors are so ingrained in us that anything that deviates from the mode of behavior is considered a deviation from the norm. …show more content…
According to dictionary.com, a norm is something that is usual, typical or standard. I broke the norm when my friend said see you later by asking an unusual question that is not the normal behavior of individuals in my society. I was kind of feeling nervous to give an unexpected response because I suspected she will consider me as "weird". The norm I set out to break was the response expected of me to the question "see you when?". She just surely thought I was just joking because I love to make jokes sometimes and that is why she reacted with a laughter. I do not think she tried to normalize my behavior, she just thought I was