How did people react? What emotions did you feel? Were you uncomfortable? Were you amused? Were the people reacting the way you thought they would? Did anyone verbalize approval or disapproval of your behavior? Think about the norm you are violating and why we have been conditioned to feel that the behavior is inappropriate in our culture. What is the function of the rule or rules that are in place? Who, if anyone, is benefiting from the promotion or demotion of the behavior? Who might the promotion or demotion be affecting negatively? How do the norms you are addressing influence group interaction?
Use this experiment to write your first paper assignment. Relate the experience to the sociological concepts that present themselves. Focus on material from chapters 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the text for your analysis. You should write this up as a research project and include how you incorporated the steps of the research process, as well as referencing material accordingly. The write up should be 4-6 pages, Typed, DOUBLE SPACED, 12 point Times New Roman font. You should describe the experiment, relate it to course material, and discuss the results. The Paper is worth 100 Points.
You will be graded on:
1: The Level of detail and Thick Description (Where were you? Who was there? How did you feel? Etc…) (40Points)
2: How you relate your norm violation and the reactions it elicited to specific concepts from class discussion and the readings (30 Points)
3: Organization and quality of writing (15 Points)
4: The level of creativity and effort/enthusiasm you bring to the project. Originality will work in your favor. (15 Points)
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