Hilarious Social Norms Project: Violating Personal Space
Choose a folkway (a non-essential norm) to violate. Although there are many folkways to pick from, you may want to consider such options as wearing the other gender’s clothing, breaking into song in a crowded store, talking on a cell phone during a movie or speaking out in a religious service. If you have any questions about whether your project “fits” the requirements, please do not hesitate to ask. If you are stumped, here are some videos you may find inspirational:Hilarious Social Norms Project: Violating Personal Space ; [Flash video 6:42 35.1 MB]Social Norm #2 ; [Flash video 1:28 3.5 MB]Violation of Social Norm; [Mp4 video 0:51 3.6 MB]Violate your chosen folkway and document it with photos, videos, and/or notes. Then, write an essay that explores the norm you violated, how you felt about violating this norm/being deviant, and the reactions you received. You may also want to include information about what other people said after you explained what you were doing (wait for their reactions first!). If you do not receive adequate reactions in one situation, try again in another. In your essay response of approximately 1,250 words (5 pages), please be sure to analyze the experience and include the theories of deviance presented in the text.