Breaking The Norm

Chasity December 2nd 2013 General psychology 10 am Breaking The Norm A social norm is only a guideline. Sometime people or society used to decide which behaviors are acceptable. A great example of this would be manors. We expect people to say "please" and "thank you. " Of course it''s not against the law to not say those things, people Just Judge you if you don''t. In some cases social norms can be laws. To me, a social norm can be referred to wether or not a person uses a blinker. I get very upset and Judge people as Jerks when they dont use one.

Of course this is against the law but no one gets a ticket for it. Considering the time of year I used Thanksgiving versus Christmas when I broke the norm. I went to homeland grocery store one night and as I was standing in line to check out I started to Singapore Christmas song before Thanksgiving. As I started singing "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" I could see I was starting to get some attention. A few of the people reacted differently. One older man probably in his 60''s Just smiled at me, while a ounger woman started giving me a death glare.

When I finally made it to the register the cashier had the nerve to ask me rudely "you know its not even Thanksgiving right? " Another way I broke the norm was at a baby shower. One of my cousins is having a baby boy. What''s interesting about this one was I was in a church singing a song off of family guy. I really dont think the old Christian women appreciated it. Anyw•ays as she started opening gifts and it got quite I started singing prom night dumpster baby ff of family guy. Everyone''s expressions were the same shocked and appalled.

I was almost immediately asked to leave . I felt so bad, I had to explain myself. They thought it was kinda funny but I don''t think my cousin will ever forgive me. when I was breaking the norms I felt dumb. I love the attention, but I prefer it to be positive attention rather than negative attention. I think it wasn''t Just awkward for me but also for other people. Social norms keep everyone comfortable. No one wants ou to stare at them, get in their personal space, or sing and annoy them.

By following the norms everyone can be content when dealing with other people. Especially in public. This is what helps us interact smoothly. when I researched how or what might happen to people when they violate this norm I didn''t find much. Although according to cnx. org I learned that you can be imprisoned, have to pay fines, get traffic tickets. I assume depending on the place it could get much more serious possibly leading to death. Breaking the norm By Yateschasity