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Decide in advance how, when and with whom you will violate these norms norm. Your experiments should be intentional and deliberate. Do NOT violate norms in such a way that could put you in physical or emotional danger irreparably harm a professional relationship!

Norm Violation Options:

• Standing too close to someone when talking
• Standing too far away when talking
• Failing to make eye contact during a conversation
• Failing to reply to social greetings such as "hello," "goodbye," or saying "thank you"
• Taking food off of another person's plate in a social setting
• Standing too close to someone you do not know well in an elevator or in a line
• Failing to practice good personal grooming or hygiene habits (usually best on a weekend)
• Dressing up or down in a way that does not match the work/social/home/public occasion

Carry out the norm violations throughout the week. It may be useful to try violating the norms in different settings with different people. For instance, a coworker may react differently to you taking food off of their plate than your spouse might.

Summary and Analysis: After you have completed the norm violations, respond to the following:

Question 1: Which norm violations you selected and why.

Question 2: Where, when, and with whom you violated the norms.

Question 3: What took place while you were violating the norm.
The reaction of those who witnessed the norm violation.

Question 4: Explain why norms an important part of social structure.

Question 5: Explain why some norms are more important for the social order than others.

Question 6: Explain why a better understanding of norms can make you a better employee, co-worker or boss.