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Conformity Assignment
I’d like you to deviate from at least one widely accepted norm. For example, you might wear very non-normative clothes to class or dinner. You might eat your meal in front of people while standing, or while singing. You might greet people or return others’ greetings in a very unusual way. You might argue a point with other people who all disagree with your point. Try to be creative but be sure to do this in a way that is safe and that won’t get you into trouble (for example, disrupting a class, breaking a law, or saying hateful or prejudiced things would not be wise).
Just before you violate the norm, record your thoughts about your expectations, emotions, etc. in a notebook or on your phone/tablet, etc
As soon as you can after you have violated the norm, record how you felt as you were doing it and soon after.
What were other people’s reactions?
Did you feel a great pressure to stop doing what you were doing, or did it feel fun or liberating?
Why do you think you felt this way?