SOC1301 Norm Breaking Activity
Unit II Norm-Breaking Worksheet
You will participate in an activity in which you break a folkway, which is a norm governing everyday behavior, and you will answer a series of response questions on the provided worksheet about the activity. You can break the norm with family and friends only. Do not direct your activity toward strangers, and do not try this activity in a work setting.
Begin by selecting one of the following social norms to break.
• Food norms
o Eat non-finger foods with your fingers. – OR
o Eat food with the wrong type of utensil.
For this assignment, you will be addressing the prompts below about your norm-breaking activity. Address the prompts below and use this document to record your responses. Use full sentences and correct grammar. You must cite the textbook at least one time in the worksheet. Include in-text citations and place your reference at the end of this document.
What norm did you decide to break? Why do you think this norm exists in society?
Explain whether it was an informal or formal norm you were breaking.
What were your behaviors or actions while breaking the norm?
How did you feel while breaking the norm? How did others react when you broke the norm?
How did the reaction reinforce or not reinforce the norm?
What did you learn about yourself or others from this activity?
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