Reflecting on Shifting Norms During the Pandemic
Reflecting on Shifting Norms During the Pandemic. Chapter. 2 in the textbook hammers home the point that deviance is relative— context is crucial for determining whether a behavior is judged as ‘normal’ or
‘deviant’. Definitions of deviance differ over time, place and culture— ‘normal’
behavior in one setting may be ‘deviant’ behavior in another; a fashion choice
may be totally acceptable at one point in time and anything but a few years
later. This assignment asks you to reflect on the following: Can you think of
similar examples of shifting norms from your own experience of the pandemic?
These moments might be related to things such as:
Personal space, Greetings, Mask wearing/ not-wearing, Physical Contact, Family Dynamics, Caregiving, Expectations from family, Norms at your place of, work/ in your career, Also Something else
Please reflect on the shifting norms that you experienced during the pandemic.
Which ones were the hardest
for you to adjust to/navigate? Which norms/moments stand out in your mind most
vividly? (2 paragraphs) 250 words or
more.
As vaccination rates
increase and social life slowly resumes, how are you navigating the ‘new’ norms
that are arriving post-pandemic? Have you noticed norms around things like
social space and the like changing in recent weeks? Also, How have you
experienced/adjusted to these shifts? (2 paragraphs) 200 words or more.
Pretend that you are a sociologist who is interested in exploring some aspect of changing norms during the pandemic.
Reflecting on Shifting Norms During the Pandemic. Can you think of a research question or research project that explores one of the topics that you shared? (1 paragraph) 150 words or more.
Textbook: https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/deviance-and-social-control/book259228#preview
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