Showing Respect Is A Social Norm In My Birth Country, Nigeria

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Nneora Favor Ezeanya Principles of Sociology Writing Assignment 1 Due February 19, 2018 Having read my sociology textbook, listened to my sociology Professor lecture, and heard general views from my mates in class, norms to me are the ways of life expressed daily by a group of people in a given space. For example; a norm in my birth country, Nigeria, is to show a sign of respect when a younger person meets an elderly person especially in a rural setting. This could be; kneeling for the ladies and prostrating for the guys. Another way of showing respect is not calling older adults by their first name and putting appropriate titles when speaking with them. Having travelled abroad to further my education, I realized it was normal here for a …show more content…

A positive sanction could be a smile, a reward such as awards and recognition. It could be a positive comment showing one's support and encouragement. Negative sanctions on the other hand are negative reactions that people express when an individual has not done well or has done something considered bad within the culture. Negative sanctions could be; being reprimanded by one's parents or people around them, a gesture showing disapproval, comments showing anger, or disappointment. In institutions, a negative sanction to a student who has done wrong could be to withdraw the student from the school or to suspend such a …show more content…

For example, in terms of the value communication, being able to find a person whom you must have lost contact with and being able to communicate with them wherever they may be in the world on Facebook shows how these value is expressed. The value of Enterprise or business connection, is also expressed when people use their page or timeline as a means of advertising their enterprise or any business they might own or be a part of and being able to share videos or workshops, and links related to their business. This provides an avenue for other people to see, reach out and make connections if interested in participating in that kind of business. Facebook is a common social media platform where one can go on and know the things happening around them and, in the world, generally. People broadcast news or information they have heard and feel the need to share with other people. This expresses the value of being able to connect with the world wherever you are without having a television and cable. It is also a norm for people to constantly update their profile picture, profile information that sometimes shows achievements educationally, marital status, pictures also showing birthday celebrations, weddings and so on. People are able to see this and congratulate, cheer, and write lovely words to them. People also feel free to post whatever they want which

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