Norms are defined as the expectations, or rules of behavior, that develop out of values. For this project, I was required to violate a norm. The norm that I chose to violate was to push my sister Nicole through the Wal-Mart store in a children’s ambulance buggy. By doing this activity, my sister and I deviated from the norms that are expected of a customer in a department store. The status of “customer” normally …showed first 75 words of 1029 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1029 total…left the register and walked out of the store, pushing Nicole in the buggy all the way to the car. There were really no more reactions, other than a stare or two from passers by, which I had become fairly accustomed to. We ended our norm violation by getting into the car and leaving. It was fun, but I don’t think I have ever had to work so hard to keep a straight face.