Much of this chapter focused on breaking norms. For an apt example, go to http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2012/05/18/norm-breaching-social-responses-to-mild-deviance (Links to an external site.) and watch the video of norm-breaching experiments.
Although norms like the ones breached in the YouTube clip are part of a society’s cultural fabric, they can also change. For an example of evolving norms, go to http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2013/04/20/marijuana-a-short-history-of-changes-in-law-and-public-opinion/ (Links to an external site.) and read the short piece on laws and public views on marijuana.
Understanding the Post
True or False: Marijuana’s initial use by Native American populations in the American Southwest is a key explanation for its illegality.