User:Collin Mucha/sandbox

Summary

My article, Social Norms are about the things we do subconsciously due to the fact of habit or we believe it is morally right. Social norms can be religious, cultural, or others that shows ones values and traditions. Social norms are basically unwritten rules of what one should and shouldn't do in specific surroundings. One example of a social norm could be to say bless you after somebody sneezes. These norms promote social control and although they aren't regulated they are there to promote good morals and common ethics. Social norms aren't permanent and can/while change along with society's views. For example, standing for the national anthem. As of recently people have stop participating in standing for the national anthem and flag salute. Before these actions rarely happened and it was always habit and common understanding to stand during the flag salute.

Notes

Within most of the sources of my article are experts of the field of sociology. A lot come from books relating to the subject and seem very unbiased. There are a lot of different sources, which is a good thing. The more sources you can find to support the article topic the more trustworthy the article can be. Almost every sentence in the article has a link or citation to show the legitimacy of the content. This shows the statements being said are as factual as possible and aren't just an opinion of a random person.

Assignment 6

1.     Provide the title of your article

Social norm

2.     What are the key ideas?

The article social norm just highlights and explains what social norms are and how they are affected by societal, technological, and ethical changes.

3.     What are the main problems addressed/ identified?

If entered into a new society you may not understand social norms there and come off rude or disrespectful when realistically you just don't know better. For example, blowing your nose in public in japan is considered rude. One who is new to their society may not realize. but unintentionally come off rude.

4.     why your chosen topic was worth undertaking?

I believe the article is worth undertaking since this article pertains to everyone and isn't a niche topic. It something we all do, but never really even draw attention to or think about. When reading the articles it makes you think about social norms in our society and why do we do them.

5.     what are the technological standpoints?

Realistically these norms are a just unwritten laws most people follow anyways. Although no punishment if one doesn't follow social norms they understand they should just follow the social norms regardless.

6.     what are the ethical standpoints?

Social norms just in general raise morals. These norms tend to positively affect the ones around you.

7.     what are the societal standpoints?

The article shows how these norms can completely affect the morals and social control. Norms are a way of holding a society to a higher standard.

8.     Which audience is influenced by the article?

Almost everyone who reads the article will be able to understand something new about social norms. Social norms pertain to everyone so even if one does not know about social norms they still do social norms, such as saying "bless you". The smallest things one does on a daily basic can be considered a social norm and they may not even now it.

Assignment 8

Social norms are unwritten rules and guidelines a society follows that overall improve the ethics and morals of a society as a whole. These norms are usually seen as positive acts that just improve the society as a whole. Saying please and thank you as well as holding the door for someone could be seen as social norms. These norms have no negative impact towards the society and show mutual respect among the members. These small little things people do without even realizing are defined as social norms as most people do them because if they would they would personally appear disrespectful. Even negative norms may be positive for society. An example could be killing someone with kindness. When one lashes out on you some may hit back, but a lot of people believe acting respectful and kind back is the way to go as it doesn't spread the hate any farther. Although norms promote the better good of a society some of these can be flawed and even seem offensive to others. Gender roles can be seen as a social norm. These roles tell men to act tough and aggressive, while telling women to be kind and quiet. These roles have no real benefit to society it just comes off to many as sexist and even homophobic. The ultimate problem is the mindset of the society and the view and careless thoughts of the people within. Social norms are different everywhere which would cause confusion. A act such as tipping the waiter for excellent service is seen as a very respectful and kind thing to do, but in Japan this could be seen as rude and disrespectful. These social norms can extend the time one takes to really adapt to a new place and society. Social norms also can be biased and control bias of others. One walking down a run down area may be more susceptible to littering than if he was walking down a more luxurious town or street. These affect cause systemic and systematic effects within society and almost causes one to look down upon the less fortunate. Conforming is the common agreement to comply with others and laws. Social norms although ideal do interact with the way one thinks and interacts. One may do something they would prefer not to do just to conform to the overall general society. This could be good most likely if everyone agrees conforming to society could be for the better. Sub-groups can peer pressure and make one conform for the worse. Peer pressure makes one believe he is doing the right thing, meanwhile he is just conforming the bad acts of a group or individual.

Assignment 9

I'm continuing to try and understand and improve my article. I would like to add more about positive and negative social norms and how they can affect the people around us.'

My Article

Overview Social norms are unwritten rules and guidelines a society follows that overall improve the ethics and morals of a society as a whole. These norms are usually seen as positive acts that just improve the society as a whole. Saying please and thank you as well as holding the door for someone could be seen as social norms. These norms have no negative impact towards the society and show mutual respect among the members.

How they affect us These small little things people do without even realizing are defined as social norms as most people do them because if they would they would personally appear disrespectful. Even negative norms may be positive for society. An example could be killing someone with kindness. When one lashes out on you some may hit back, but a lot of people believe acting respectful and kind back is the way to go as it doesn't spread the hate any farther. Although norms promote the better good of a society some of these can be flawed and even seem offensive to others.

Are gender roles a social norm? Gender roles can be seen as a social norm. These roles tell men to act tough and aggressive, while telling women to be kind and quiet. These roles have no real benefit to society it just comes off to many as sexist and even homophobic. Its important to understand how these norms can effect the people around you. Social norms can be seen as endangering to society and only push us farther from equality.

Problem with social norms

The ultimate problem is the mindset of the society and the view and careless thoughts of the people within. Social norms are different everywhere which would cause confusion. A act such as tipping the waiter for excellent service is seen as a very respectful and kind thing to do, but in Japan this could be seen as rude and disrespectful. These social norms can extend the time one takes to really adapt to a new place and society. Social norms also can be biased and control bias of others. One walking down a run down area may be more susceptible to littering than if he was walking down a more luxurious town or street. These affect cause systemic and systematic effects within society and almost causes one to look down upon the less fortunate.

What is conforming and how does it affect social norms? Conforming is the common agreement to comply with others and laws. Social norms although ideal do interact with the way one thinks and interacts. One may do something they would prefer not to do just to conform to the overall general society. This could be good most likely if everyone agrees conforming to society could be for the better. Sub-groups can peer pressure and make one conform for the worse. Peer pressure makes one believe he is doing the right thing, meanwhile he is just conforming the bad acts of a group or individual.