2). What are the functions of norms in groups? Can you give a personal example not already discussed this week? Have you ever experienced a violation of a norm? Explain.
Functions of norms in groups help make the group come together and run much smoother. Norms overall shape how the group works and handle situations. They set standards for all to follow and for others who may want to join to know what they are getting into. Norms can create a tighter group that works well with each other because the norms function in a way that makes working together easy. Norms bring people together and also make people who may not be fit for the group to leave. Norms sometimes have to play a negative role when they are broken there are action that will be taken. Violating a norm can result in many different actions to take place. These actions act as a set of norms themselves, a set that steps in when another has been broken. An example of this violation of a norm that happened to me was when I was at the Giants game and a friend of mine had a beer in her hand. At the time she wasn't 21 and a cop asked to see her ID. She was issued a ticket for being a minor and had to pay a big fee. She had broken the law, which is a strong set of norms that we all follow as Americans.
thats a good point Little Miss Cheerleader.. we have general norms as a large group (Americans) as well. in our own smaller groups, we all probably agree that violating some laws is OK (underage drinking), but violating others is not (drunk driving). When your friend had the beer in public, she also put you at stake. Imagine if you had all gotten arrested and you got kicked off the cheerleading team! definitely a huge violation of norms (dont break the law in public!) and one that could have upset the group as a whole. It also could have had a chain reaction of upsetting groups – your group of friends, the cheer squad, your family…
ReplyDeleteGood job on you post this week! I like how you stated that "functions of norms in groups help make the group come together and run much smoother." because it's very true when everyone is on the same page things go more efficiently. I also like how you stated that "norms sometimes have to play a negative role when they are broken there are action that will be taken" This is very true because to me norms seem like a un-written rule that we as a society follow on our own because we learn as a child from our parents certain rules that society has created and when those rules aren't followed, they are violated.
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