The Sociological Experiences Of High School And College Homecomings

In our society we have a number of norms that we abide by. For example, there is an unwritten rule of how one should behave in an elevator. It is “proper” to face front, stand away from strangers, and not to look at others. When a social norm is broken people may respond with alarm, humour, fear, irritation, or an array of other emotions. When you think of a norm, you are probably thinking about simply being normal. But in psychology terms, norm means a standard or representative value for a group. A social norm is some sort of an expectation that our society has that is deemed normal by that society; they tell us which behaviors, thoughts, or feelings are appropriate within a given

It was September 17th, 2016. There I am sitting in the student section, next to some of the most school-spirited people I have ever seen in my entire life. Everywhere I looked, Syracuse fans were dressed in orange representing their school. I watched as students, and families, like I had mentioned were all gathered in this enclosed dome to celebrate the Homecoming Football Game on that surprisingly hot day in Syracuse, New York.

A norm is something that is usual, typical, or standard in a society. It is natural and inevitable for societies to have norms that people live by. In Ain’t No Makin’ It, the Hallway Hangers and the Brothers have very contrasting norms, as evidenced by the way that the two groups of young men live their lives. The Hallway Hangers norms are centered around drugs and alcohol, essentially. They do drugs because they believe that they are stuck in poverty forever and there is no way of getting out. They also have poor hygiene and they dress bad.

Beginning homecoming festivities Thursday, Nov. 3, the city gathered for a glorious interdenominational worship celebration at the Palo Verde College, where the only thing that separated worshippers were the spaces between the seats.

As a hall, we wanted to make this a building homecoming tradition. Senate had high hopes and lots of ideas brewing, however, our subcommittee had a difficult time pinpointing our goals. I contacted Madi in hopes of getting

Despite the challenges of constructing the floats and collaborating with other groups, I believe pomping, and homecoming as a whole, is an important part of both Greek life and student life at Florida State University. Along with working hard it also brings great bonding time and friendships that will last a life

“Homecoming” is an elegy and anti-war poem written about the Vietnam War. The poem starts off in what seems to be a monotone, with many simple verbs such as "picking... bringing.... rolling ... tagging..." used to depict how day after day it is all the same. The bodies of the soldiers all tediously follow the same routine and being treated in a somewhat seemingly cold and offhanded way. Unlike “enter without so much as knocking”, these simple words are repetitive and slow paced; they aim to enhance the effect of imprinting a strong image within the reader’s imagination, forcing the reader into feeling this great injustice for these soldiers who have sacrificed their lives for their country, within the war.

The psychologists Deutsch and Gerard said when it comes to social norms there are two theories. The first theory is that if you have a lack of information about something we usually do what the majority of the class/group are doing for example if you are waiting to cross the road and you don 't see the traffic signals changing because someone is in your way but you start to cross because everyone else is crossing even though you don 't know it is safe to cross. The second theory is that we conform to a group of people so we feel accepted by acting how they act or the way they dress. For example if I left the uniformed public service course and joined a art course in the college that they were all wearing a particular type of clothing eventually I would conform to the way they dress so I feel a part of the group the same in the public service you will conform to them so you fell accepted in the team.

The homecoming dance is usually open to students in any grade. While some schools make this gathering casual, others provide the option to dress formally. The dance that took place at South Walton was themed “A Night in New Orleans”, which entailed Mardi Gras. Specifically, purple, green and gold colors covered the room and every student had a miraculous night to remember. Students will typically spend their nights overwhelmed with enjoyment, dancing to their favorite hits and engaging with their

As a society we set standards to how an individual should present themselves in any setting they may be attending. A professor name James M. Henslin (2015), explained in a text book that a norm is an expectation that we set of “right” behavior within any setting (49). A norm violation can vary in many situations from affecting a person’s hearing, sight, smell, taste, personal space or just making an individual uncomfortable. Presenting a different type of behavior that is “enforced because they are thought essential to core values or the wellbeing of a group” (51) may be a different view of defining a norm violation.

Norms are behaviors or rules that set forth what is expected of us as people and as a society.

In our society we have a number of society norms that we abide by. For example, there is an unwritten rule of how one should behave in an elevator. For example, it is proper to face front, stand away from strangers, and not to look at others. When a social norm is broken people may respond with alarm, humor, fear, irritation, or an array of other emotions. When you think of a norm, you are probably thinking about being normal. But in psychology terms, norm means, a standard or representative value for a group. The norm that is more common to people is a social norm. Meaning expectations about what behavior, thoughts, or feelings are appropriate within a given group within a given context.

Homecoming is one of the most important and celebrated week at college. Homecoming is an American tradition named from “coming home” (Huynh, T 2015, October 21). One of the first colleges to have a homecoming was Harvard. It was during a football game against Yale that they invited back their Alumnis in the 1870s (Cramton, I. n.d.). The Harvard vs. Yale homecoming was to get together and have a good time there at the game while everyone catch up and celebrate their school pride. For most colleges, homecoming week provides a week long of activities for students on campus. Student Events Team or other students involvement club will hold parties, parades, rallies, football games, and concerts that week. Every school is different and will do something

A norm is defined as expectations, or rules of behavior that reflect and enforce behavior.(Henslin, 2009) When people are in public settings we expect individuals to behave in a certain way. For example when standing in line to see a show or to purchase an item we expect everyone to stand in a single file line. We expect individuals to wait their turn as they proceed to the front of the line. Another expectation or norm is we expect individuals to have dinning etiquette when eating in restaurants. We expect people to dine using the proper utensils. I thought about this example as I was pondering for an observation to perform. I decided that I would take a chance and visit a well respected restaurant in my area and break the norm

Norms are rules of conduct that specify appropriate behavior in a given range of social situations. A norm either prescribes a given type of behavior or forbids it. Norms represent the dos and don’ts of society. These social norms are the social rules that lead us to conform, even though these rules aren’t always defined. Not knowing these social norms can be distressing so we conform only based on what people perceive as being the norm. In the movie The Breakfast Club, the five students of high school stereotypes of a nerd, princess, jock, criminal, and loner, have been kept apart because of social norms. Due to the fact that they were all brought together in Saturday detention, they have to look past their stereotypes and overcome these social norms. For example there is a scene where John, or the criminal, questions what the point or value is of joining clubs. When he does this he challenges social norms that the other students care about. Not only that but he is conforming to his individual norms of being rebellious and to be hated. People like this are the type to live on the streets or in trailer parks. These types of teenagers are likely to have drug addicted, alcoholic, and abusive parents, and these are the teenagers that seem to be pre-determined to become just as bad as they’re parents are…if not worst. John, and others like him tend to be disliked, disrespected and unfortunately treated unfairly by both adults and they’re peers. In the end though John Bender is essential in the movie because he makes the other kids in detention question who they think they are in society, and who they really are. This is when a norm becomes a part of their individual personality, thus making them conform to society. In the end it is revealed that they are all the same because they all have the same norms of each other and the same values of a