Students will observe ONE social setting to begin to detect patterns in human behavior - observance of norms and potentially behaviors that deviate from the norm.This assignment includes two parts.
First, you will need to go to ONE public place and observe the people there for 25 minutes. Note people's behavior, their demeanor, their reactions/interactions to/with each other.
Second, you will break a norm and observe people's reactions to your norm breaking behavior.
Your observation write-up must be 2-4 pages and must include a sociological analysis (using at least 4 sociological concepts) of your observations as well as a ‘thick' description of your observations and norm-breaking activity.