In order to help you better understand what it means to be "deviant" and to help you fully comprehend how it
feels when others judge you as "deviant," you are being asked to break a norm. You can break a personal
norm, a family norm, or a societal norm; you get to choose. You can also conduct this experiment with a
partner (family member, friend, significant other) if you are too shy to be the deviant one. In this case you would
be the observer who takes notes while your partner is the "deviant" one. If you are comfortable being "deviant"
you can still have a partner who observes the reactions of others while you conduct your experiement.
Directions are as follows:
1) Complete a 1 to 2 page paper- typed, double spaced, and in essay format. You can go over the page limit if
needed; there will be no deduction of points for this. I have provided a Sample Writing Assignment so you can
see the expected format for this assignment. The link is included below.
2.) Define deviance.
Choose the norm you are going to break. Explain why you chose this particular norm. Be sure to identify what
the norm is before you explain how you will be deviant.
Choose the place/location where you will break this norm. Discuss this in your paper.
If you can, do this exercise with another person so that one of you can be deviant while the other person
observes people’s reactions.
How did people respond/react to this violation of a norm? Why do you think they reacted in this way? NOTE: