Writing Assignment # 2: Folkways In sociology, there are four particular categories of norms: folkways, mores, laws, and taboos. The definition of folkway is a norm of everyday behavior that people adhere to for the sake of convenience or tradition. What is acceptable in one society could actually not be acceptable in another. In the America a huge folkway that people participate in in their lives is waiting in line. This is the folkway I have selected for this assignment. People loath waiting in line and a few will even alter their plans to avoid it. People wait in their cars in drive-thrus. The worst line of all is at an amusement park. Although, nearly all places do not have any signs that say to form a straight line, people will …show more content…
This is for certain when one holds up the checkout line. Nobody cares about the money you are saving. Customers are not the only ones that are frustrated with you, the cashier is not enjoying it either. Customers behind us had an array of reaction to the slow moving line and this was the case at all four stores. People’s greatest common reactions were eye rolling, huffing, and puffing. In addition, there were a few “come on lady” and “what’s your problem.” Even though, I was in line with her and shopping with her hardly any of the people responded towards me. They would not glance at me, either. I expected this though. I have been dealing with this phenomenon of being invisible for quite an amount of time now. The reason, I am wheelchair bound; it has disadvantages and advantages. I put a little Yorkie I have in my lap and all of a sudden people see me. In addition to this, there occurred a change in body language. There were an abundance of red faces and shifting of weight from one foot to the other. People seemed extra fidgety and their chest were puffed out, at times. Younger males were the utmost substantial responders. The older generation were the utmost patient and I notice no difference in the way races reacted. I did expect nearly all of the behaviors, considering I would probably have roughly the same reactions. Although, I did not expect a customer to offer to pay for our purchase
After becoming paralyzed in a car accident, Andre Dubois remembers his viewpoint of the disabled before he became one by stating, “..and that’s how I thought of people in wheelchairs before I became one: stout-hearted-folk wheeling fast on sidewalks, climbing curbs, and of course sometimes falling backward, but that seemed to me like slipping and falling on the outfield grass while you’re chasing a fly ball,”
In “On Being a Cripple” by Nancy Mairs, she describes her eventful life as a cripple and her journey to adjusting to a new way of life. “I am not a disease” is something the author says to tell readers that disabled people should not be looked at any differently. It is very clear throughout this piece that Mairs wants the readers to be more informed about cripples and possibly understand what one is going through. Anyone that is a cripple would most likely enjoy this piece and be able to relate to her feelings and experiences. Nancy Mairs is successful in the purpose of her piece by using a sad but humorous tone.
A disability can make someone look at a "disabled" person in a specific way, even though they are just as capable as others of doing things. Some people don't realize the impact someone with a disability can have on the world because they are limited and criticized for their issues. People without disabilities can show what they have, and those with disabilities will never even get past the starting line because of people's biased views on disabilities. After listening to the Ted Talk by Keith Nolan, a private cadet, he established ethos, logos, and pathos through his educational speech on the deaf in the military. In the Ted Talk, Keith Nolan backs up his story with emotion, statistics, credible information, and real-life experience.
There is the cultural norms who are meant to set traditions which are defined to asking a lot of questions and who set up a certain pattern for themselves and their future generations. Then there is those that have a lot of honor towards their own culture. They demonstrate pride as well as respect and put family bonds before anyone or anything else. They set certain type of mindsets all the time and stay loyal basically they are considered the clannish groups of cultures. In Outliers, Gladwell makes a point about how trending rice paddies is a complicated issue that requires constant hard work.
The Things They Carried, by Tim O’Brien, is a fictional collection of war stories that describe how knowing the difference between good and evil are changed through warfare and loss. The theme of morals is prevalent but it is displayed through losing previous morals Tim uses plain, candid storytelling to show that the societal conventions between right and wrong are lost through warfare also. Warfare modifies practically everybody who experience it. Making them lose sight of what is right or wrong. For instance, in Vietnam’s jungles and rice fields, while “humping” or moving along, they would “search the villages without knowing what to look for, not caring, kicking over jars of rice, frisking children and old men, blowing tunnels, sometimes
Sometimes it felt like the line was going 80 miles an hour. I had too get four different items: #1 plastic jugs, mainly hard plastic items. There was a bend in front of me an that is where the plastic went. #2 Is paper I had a bend on the right side of me for it. #3 card board the bend for that was behind me.
“2.2 million people in the United States depend on a wheelchair for day-to-day tasks and mobility. 6.5 million people use a cane, a walker, or crutches to assist with their mobility”. Every single day, people varying in ages, struggle to live their lives due to conditions out of their control. Whether it be life threatening or not, it can have effects that are both socially and emotionally harming. Although some of them may change appearances on the outside, other people cannot forget that all people, not matter the disability, have brains and personalities of their own that may not be seen to the human eye.
Mairs states, “People-crippled or not-wince at the word “cripple”... Perhaps I want them to wince” (245). She does not believe in just trying to sympathize what she has, or to even fool anyone. Her choice of the word “cripple” is a strategy she uses to confront the social issues regarding her
Who would check out the customers if it wasn’t for cashiers? The managers are like the leaders of a big army stretching over 100,000 square feet. One by one each and every associate means something to the company from the trash man to the
" They are standards of behavior that are socially approved but not morally significant. They are norms for everyday behavior that people follow for the sake of tradition or convenience. Breaking a folkway
This social norm exists for the simple reason of humans being afraid of social interaction and they believe that driving their cars through a drive thru is more convenient and more time efficient . This social norm is beneficial to our society because not only does it create more jobs for people but, it also gives people a sense of organization. To violate this social norm, we had two people for each drive thru. For our first attempt we had Samantha and me walk up to the Wendy’s drive through and just stand normally behind a car. As we waited for the cars to pass so we could finally get to order, we realized that we couldn’t.
David Odom Rafael Gonzales English 102 13 February 2018 Driving slow in the fast lanes Driving can be frustrating. It doesn 't matter when, where, or what but its frustrating. An issue that needs to be addressed is Arizona drivers who drive slow in the fast lane. Little do they know this adds extra danger as well as frustration to the equation.
There are many times when I have been in situations where I could think sociological, but I did not until my first sociology class, which happens to be this one. Because of this, I have reflected on situations and circumstances from the past and concurring everyday life. These examples include being on an elevator, coming to college and meeting new people, having interviews with people of higher power, watching movies, such as The Breakfast Club, Sociologically, norms can be defined as shared expectations or unwritten rules. They can be Mores, which is right versus wrong, or Folkways, meaning polite versus rude. Norms govern behavior, collective, and includes sanctions.
It’s a brisk fall morning and families everywhere are craving a nicely cooked breakfast, some from small town diners, some from IHOP. No matter what restaurant it is there are all kinds of irritating customers such as the lingerers who never seem to leave, however the most annoying are the Rude Dudes, Picky Ricky’s and the Demandy Andy’s, because they require the most attention. Picky Ricky is the least common type of customer, but just as annoying kind of customer at restaurants. The picky Ricky of a restaurant is the person who feels the need to add and subtract thousands of things to their order.
As the statistics shown above say, disabled people are considered an embarrassment to be around and considered unproductive people, and therefore are excluded from their society. This group of people is socially excluded in many ways: 1) Excluded from leisure facilities Disabled people are usually deprived from their rights of having fun and spending their leisure time like normal people. Have you seen cinemas with special seats for paralyzed people for example? The answer would be no probably. Disabled people find it difficult to enter leisure facilities like swimming pools, bowling centers and cinemas, although with simple adjustments these places could be suitable for