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- 5 Unique Ideas for Social Norm Violation Experiments. Hilarious!If you're looking for the ultimate social norm violation idea with extra shock factor, you're in luck! These social norm violations are fun to do, fun to share, and guaranteed to impress your teacher, instructor, or professor.
Breaking the Social NormsThe author is an adult with autism and as part of a psychology course was required to conduct a sociology experiment breaking a social norm. Those with autism routinely break social norms without even knowing it.- Men Talking in BathroomsI did some on-site sociological research in a local bathroom.
- Internet Privacy is Not a Social NormFacebook's Mark Zuckerberg makes the point that can easily be paraphrased as "privacy is dead." But should that really be acceptable?
- Fun Ideas for Experiments in Social Norm Violation and Social TaboosViolating a social norm or social taboo will get you ignored at best, and beat up at worst. If you would like to conduct an experiment in social norms, here are some unique suggestions!
- Breaking Social Norms: Stretching in Public Without the Intention of ExercisingWhat would happen if you decided to start doing stretching exercises in the middle of a grocery store? In a restaurant? Three students in my intro. to sociology class chose to take on an extra credit assignment and violate this social norm.
- What Would Happen If You Violated a Social Norm? College Students Respond!I asked the students in my Introduction to Sociology class to violate a social norm and record what happened as a result. They were given freedom of choice in location, type of violation, and behaviors (within the law). Here's their results!
- Perceiving Therapy as a Source of StrengthSeeking mental health treatment is a strength not a weakness!
Dare to Be DifferentEncourage people to change the world by being different from the social norms.
Exploring Female Communication Leadership Approaches and Social NormsDiscussion of female leadership traits, and how these leadership skills are undervalued in the corporation climate, as well as in our larger society.
ConflictedSometimes you just don't know how you feel.- Five Rules I Love To BreakEveryone loves to break rules, some rules are unspoken, but that doesn't mean you can't rebel against them.
Gap Year AbroadAlthough in some parts of the world taking a gap year exploring life and the world is common, in the United States it is still not entirely accepted. That is changing, however.- Should Parents Tell Children Adult Jokes?Adults often have inappropriate conversations with children. Adult jokes can have an impact on children affecting their social development as well as inviting trouble if these types of jokes are relayed to friends in school.
- Violating Social NormsMy experience with intentionally violating a known social norm.
- The Power of the Residual RevenueThe difference between the different types of income.
- Life: Lies and Rulesi have described simple theory of life.
- NonconformityNonconformity isn't about blindly disregarding the social norm. it isn't about the deliberate deviation from everything socially expected. it has nothing to do with underground music.
- Decisions... Decisions..A short article on decision making