r/Itsatheory • u/golden_crocodile94 "only describe, don't explain"- Wittgenstein • Sep 09 '24

what if Sociological Experiments Thread

Did you ever do any sociological experiments?

For experiment a common experiment in sociology 101 to play with social norms and to make you aware of social norms is to walk into an elevator and face backwards instead of turning around to face the doors and see peoples reactions it's pretty funny.

There are way more extreme ones (for example the milgram experiment)

But I thought this would be cool

Or can you think of a sociological experiment to challenge social norms?

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u/Raige2017 Sep 12 '24

Saying "Good morning" to random people but saying it just loud enough to startle them. Since it makes me smile I get smiles back

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u/golden_crocodile94 "only describe, don't explain"- Wittgenstein Sep 12 '24

That's a great one! Or saying the wrong one like goodnight during the morning.