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Breaking Social Norms: A Personal Experiment at Stratford Square Mall

In a bold social experiment at Stratford Square Mall, I decided to break a common social norm by simply standing in an elevator instead of turning around. Initially, I pretended to text to ease my anxiety about being perceived as different. This experiment exposed the reactions of passersby—some laughed while others stared—and made me reflect on how deeply societal norms shape our behavior. I realized that norms influence our perceptions of right and wrong, and challenging them can reveal the often unspoken expectations of society.

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Breaking Social Norms: A Personal Experiment at Stratford Square Mall

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  1. Breaking a Norm By: Jesus Hernandez

  2. What Happened • I was at Stratford square mall and went to the elevator. Instead of doing the normal thing and turning around, I stood there. The first time I pretended to text so I would have something to do and so people would not see my rosy cheeks. When I became accustomed to it I just looked straight in front of me. Although sometimes the elevator was empty, I got plenty reactions from others. Some people simply starred at me while others had a view chuckles.

  3. After Thoughts • After breaking this norm I realize how norms affect us and shape our behavior. I did not know how much norms help us believe what is right and wrong in a sense. I noticed this when I first tried this out and I was nervous. I felt this way because from my perspective this was weird since I have become used to turning around since that is the normal thing to do in our society. People saw this and, I believe, thought I was weird. They did behave how I believed they would. I said they would either laugh or stare and that they did. Girls did more of the laughing, some guys giggled while others starred, maybe because of male bravado, and some parents did some staring since the usual stereotype of teens is that we are up to no good. All these opinions being formed by society or even norms.

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