Norms are important rules and expectations set by society. These rules and expectations are expected from society and are a valued standard on how someone should act. Breaking or deviating from social standards are often looked down upon by society (Bobel, et al. 5). The norm I am breaking is treating a baby doll (Alegra) like she is real. My baby’s daddy (my brother) and I are taking Alegra out to eat.. Normally, adults do not pretend that babydolls are real. According to White, life like dolls trouble humans because they are sometimes confused as real babies (6). My hypothesis is that people would not believe this behavior is normal. I believe there will be many different reactions to my experiment including people laughing or just plain
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Many people at first thought Alegra was real, but when they found out it was a baby doll they were greatly disturbed. Some people asked questions about the baby. The cleaning lady at the restaurant was genuinely nice to us. She came over and offered Alegra a toy (which we accepted). She then asked “what is the baby's name?” I responded “her name is Alegra.” The lady responded “she is cute” and walked away. At some point as we were talking the lady realized Alegra was not real, and she continued to watch us very closely the whole time we were there. The lady seemed disturbed that we were acting as if Alegra were real. Next, an older man sat down near us with his dinner, and he realized almost immediately that Alegra was not real. He became greatly disturbed by this and decided to leave the restaurant after telling the cleaning lady that we were crazy. Next, an older lady came up behind me and whispered in my ear that she knew I was doing this for a social experiment and to keep up the good work. She even came over and said “what a beautiful little girl you have.” Also, there was a teenage girl who came in with her family. Her mother tried to sit across from us in the restaurant, but the teenage girl refused to sit there and asked to sit somewhere else. Every time this girl passed us to refill her drink, she rolled her eyes. It appeared that we were making her very uncomfortable. Also, sitting in the corner near us, were a group of teenage boys who kept on looking over at us. Every time one of the teenage boys passed they gave us a funny look. As the experiment continued and Alegra’s daddy and I were trying to feed Alegra her dinner. One of teenage boys said “stop f***ing trying to feed the baby she’s not real." This teenager seemed very disturbed that we were acting as if Alegra was real. Next, there was a couple who sat down at a table near us. The wife asked us “how old is the baby?” I
Many people at first thought Alegra was real, but when they found out it was a baby doll they were greatly disturbed. Some people asked questions about the baby. The cleaning lady at the restaurant was genuinely nice to us. She came over and offered Alegra a toy (which we accepted). She then asked “what is the baby's name?” I responded “her name is Alegra.” The lady responded “she is cute” and walked away. At some point as we were talking the lady realized Alegra was not real, and she continued to watch us very closely the whole time we were there. The lady seemed disturbed that we were acting as if Alegra were real. Next, an older man sat down near us with his dinner, and he realized almost immediately that Alegra was not real. He became greatly disturbed by this and decided to leave the restaurant after telling the cleaning lady that we were crazy. Next, an older lady came up behind me and whispered in my ear that she knew I was doing this for a social experiment and to keep up the good work. She even came over and said “what a beautiful little girl you have.” Also, there was a teenage girl who came in with her family. Her mother tried to sit across from us in the restaurant, but the teenage girl refused to sit there and asked to sit somewhere else. Every time this girl passed us to refill her drink, she rolled her eyes. It appeared that we were making her very uncomfortable. Also, sitting in the corner near us, were a group of teenage boys who kept on looking over at us. Every time one of the teenage boys passed they gave us a funny look. As the experiment continued and Alegra’s daddy and I were trying to feed Alegra her dinner. One of teenage boys said “stop f***ing trying to feed the baby she’s not real." This teenager seemed very disturbed that we were acting as if Alegra was real. Next, there was a couple who sat down at a table near us. The wife asked us “how old is the baby?” I