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soc_111_norm_violation_assignment-2.docxSOC 111: Introduction to Sociology
Norm Violation Assignment
I chose going to the gym with long skirt and walking on the treadmill with small heels
I. Assignment:
Violate a norm and write up the reaction of yourself and others to the experience.
Steps in a norm violation:
A. Choose a norm to violate
B. Choose a situation in which to violate it.
D. Carefully observe yourself and others as this unfolds.
II. Specifics: (outline for the paper; five paragraphs)
A. Describe the norm you chose and why you chose it.
B. Describe the setting you chose (physical and social) and why.
C. Describe, specifically, how you felt before, during, and after the experience.
D. Describe, specifically, how others responded (verbally and non-verbally) to the violation.
E. Conclusion:
1. What did you learn about norms and social control?
2. What did you learn about yourself as a social being?
3. What other observations can you make about the assignment?
III. Limitations:
A. DO NOT
1. Break any laws or by your actions cause anyone else to break any laws.
2. Cause harm to yourself or anyone else, either physically, mentally, emotionally or otherwise.
3. Do anything that is legally, ethically, or morally questionable, or that could bring negative sanctions against yourself, the department, the university, and/or your instructor.
B. Use your best writing skills! Proof your paper before you hand it in!
C. Assignment is worth a maximum of 50 course points
D. Should be 2, double-spaced, pages in length, maximum.
E. The paper should be typed and double spaced, no cover folders, please just STAPLE the top left hand corner and put your name in the right hand corner.
F. Must be planned and carried out…may not recycle an old incident from an earlier experiment.
IV. Learning Objectives:
A. Understand the informal pressures to conform
B. Understand the sources of social control
C. Understand personal power in social settings
NORM VIOLATION Grading Criteria
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Assignment: _____________/ points |
_____ Formatting: 1-2 pages typed, double spaced, name [1 pt]
_____ Use of appropriate norm for violation [5 pts}
_____ Introductory Paragraph
___ Described the norm chosen (3 pts)
___ Explains the reason you chose it (3 pts)
_____ Second Paragraph
____ Described the physical setting you chose (3 pts)
___ Described the social setting you chose (3 pts)
___ Explained the reason you chose this setting. (3 pts)
_____ Third Paragraph
____ Described your experience prior to the violation (3 pts)
___ Described your experience during the violation (3 pt)
___ Described your experience following the violation (3 pt)
_____ Fourth Paragraph
____ Described responses to the violation (6 pts)
_____ Conclusion – 5th Paragraph
____ Summarized what you learned about norms and social control (3 pts)
____ Summarized what you learned about yourself as a social being (3 pts)
____ Described what further observations can be made regarding the assignment (3 pts)
_____ Spelling/grammar [5 pts]
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