The Relation Between Popularity And Aggressive, Stressive And Non-Breaking Norms Analysis

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The last experiment I did with hugging was that I hugged a woman in her mid sixties. The woman was walking towards a super market on a Sunday morning. The woman was carrying a cane and I just hugged her slowly and she hugged me back. I told the woman I was giving free hugs and she gave me a big smile and she told me that I had made her day brighter with my hug. The woman was Asian decent where she told me that it was nice that I hugged her regardless of her background. In The Relation Between Popularity and Aggressive, Destructive, and Norm- Breaking Behaviors article Dijkstra argues that breaking norms can lead to aggression and negatively, but many people do not care if one breaks a social norm if they are attractive or seem likeable to others. For example, when I hugged the woman she said I seemed as a very nice person and automatically I noticed I was likeable by her. If a person grabs others attention in a positive way and that person …show more content…

This act took place in the night at 7:30 p.m. and it was a cold and windy night. I started walking very closely to this male and as soon as he noticed he stopped and starred at me and asked me if I needed something and I told him no and he started walking again. As he started walking again I began to follow him again and this time he stopped and told me to leave him alone in a very aggressive and angry voice. As soon as I started following him, I felt that he seemed frustrated and tired and did not want to converse or interact with anyone. The night was also dark and he could have been acting aggressive because he felt uncomfortable with me following him and did not trust me. People feel less comfortable if a stranger is invading their personal space in the night than in the day. Invading people’s personal space can be very uncomfortable and threatening to many people because it is breaking a norm and is a deviant behavior to

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