My reaction to this portion of learning was a bit of reflection. It made me think about the pressure put onto us by social norms, and how it’s best to ignore them sometimes. For example, if someone really wants you to go to a party with them, but you don’t want to go, then don’t go. Don’t feel pressured into doing something you want to do just because someone you like is telling you to. This also made me think about the times that these sort of persuasiveness tactics have been used on me in the past; I know that they definitely have, and that they do tend to work. These tactics can even be used effectively in stuff like brainwashing, believe it or not. All in all, its a power that is easily abused, and in speeches, advertisements, and more should use these concepts effectively yet sparingly in order to prevent disappointment or damage.
A question I have about this topic is: what are some other social norms that can be used to persuade someone into doing something? The module mentioned that there were a primary six norms that were studied, but only three of them were listed officially. Outside of social norms and standard persuasive speech, what are other methods of persuasion that can be used easily?
I wonder how the idea of social norms plays into the bystander issues.
ReplyDeleteI bet that it does tie in to some extent. Although it depends on the place, there are definitely social norms that expect people to stay quiet instead of taking action in a variety of situations, which is no good in situations where people could have helped out otherwise.
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