Assignment instructions: In this assignment, you will first haveto go “out†and do something before you can write it up. Read herewhat you need to do: - Break a social norm (Caution: do not wearanything illegal, dangerous, or extremely disruptive.) For example:Wear formal attire to a casual get together. Wear a winter jacketin the summer. Wear sandals in the snow. Wear your pajamas outside.Wear an unstylish or outdated outfit. (What is a social norm? Readpage 55 of your textbook!) - Next, interact with others and observetheir responses while wearing your normbreaking outfit. You couldfor example wear these clothes around the university or go outsideon the street or to the mall. - Write a report of your experiences(find the instructions of how to write the report on the other sideof this page). ◠Introduction to Sociology ◠Fall 2016-2017 ◠How to write your report for the: “Breaking a social norm†-assignment Your report should be 600-800 words. Be sure to coverall of these points, but don’t feel that you are limited to them.Elaborate and be creative where you can. Add as much as you canfrom your learning about sociology in everyday settings. 1.Statement of the Problem A. Which social norm will you break? B.Describe what you will do to break this social norm. 2. HypothesisA. How do you expect people will respond to what you will do? Whatkind of things do you think could happen? 3. Describe the settingA. Where did you break the social norm? Describe the place. B. Howmany and what type of people (approximately) were there in thatplace? 4. Describe the incident A. Explain what happened when youbroke the social norm. 5. Interpretation A. How did you feel whileyou were breaking the norm? B. Why did you feel the way you did? C.Did people react the way you expected? Explain. D. Did you find anydifficulties in carrying out your assignment? E. What did you learnfrom this assignment?
