So i have to commit a act of social deviance for my sociology class but i dont know what to do....any suggestions?
2007-02-27 09:13:44 · 12 answers · asked by Nate 2 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
visit a nudist resort
pay for all your purchases with nickles and dimes
call 25 random telephone numbers and wish the person a good day
wear opposite sex underwear
get a tattoo or piercing
hire a limo for the day
answer the telephone as if you are the answering machine
wear an assortment of clothing (different and/or contrasting colors)
use a feather and ink well to write with
walk backward wherever you go
2007-02-28 02:58:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did that a few years ago when I took social deviance! It was such a great assignment and people came up with some fun ideas. You can do anything...literally. One of my classmates hugged people randomly, another spoke in pig latin for 24 hours. The barefoot idea is cool btu can be really gross. Cross dress for a day, speak in riddles (if you're a quick thinker), remain silent for 24 hours...anything that will make you stand out from the norm!
2007-02-27 19:11:44 · answer #2 · answered by mistress minx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to teach sociolgy and assign the deviance project.
Think of any setting and picture, what wold people normally do in that setting. Anything really from that expectation is deviance.
BUT, as to the guy who suggested doing nothing. I always had students who thought of that too. Remember, it isn't deviance until it gets a reaction, and in that case the reaction is getting an "F" on your assignment.
2007-02-27 18:17:31 · answer #3 · answered by mcd 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you take your clothes off in public, that will be an act of social deviance. That will be the beginning of the rest of your life, I assure you.
2007-03-02 19:23:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For your act of social deviance, don't do anything...That is being deviant for the class...Don't do the assignment...*L*...Ignore it...Hmmm...OK...Somebody didn't like that one...Go to class in your underwear...It can be anything, so have fun with it...Skip class...*L*...j/k...Tell the teacher you think you deserve the rest of the semester off...Tell your teacher you think he or she is an a**hole or b****, as the case may be...Light up a cigarette in class...
2007-02-27 17:31:35 · answer #5 · answered by Terry C. 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Look up expectancy violation theory in regards to proxemics. There are a lot of things you can do. For my experiment, I wore my underwear on the outside of my clothes to school one day and one could imagine the array of responses I received.
2007-02-27 17:57:14 · answer #6 · answered by Patrick the Carpathian, CaFO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about this make cookies that look like dog biscuits and in them in front of a mall. And dress for the ocassion.
Wear a devil suit to church on sunday
2007-02-27 20:26:20 · answer #7 · answered by Ivan S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go 24 hours barefoot, all day to school and afterward, and everywhere/everything . Usualy gets ME a few strange glances, well at least until ppl get used to it.
2007-02-27 17:21:02 · answer #8 · answered by barefoot_always 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cross-dress in class while smoking a cigar and also while making inappropriate sexual remarks to everyone in class.
2007-02-27 19:27:33 · answer #9 · answered by Clown Knows 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pick your nose in a public restaurant. Belch as loud as you can also.
2007-03-01 12:19:20 · answer #10 · answered by Trish 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋