Q Instructions: For this assignment, you are required to write a 250–500-word essay (double spaced, 12 point, Times New Roman font) demonstrating your understanding of the sociological concept norm. What are the norms that regulate smartphone use in public and other social contexts? Begin your essay by providing a definition of norms; and second, identify and describe a situation where smartphone use is appropriate and inappropriate. Demonstrate your sociological imagination by explaining the influence of technology on the development of the norms regulating human behavior and social interaction in the situations you identified. ThissceneLinks to an external site. from Larry David’s television show Curb Your Enthusiasm demonstrates that the norms around smartphone use in public remain in flux as the technology becomes increasing pervasive in our individual and social lives. The scene shows Larry trying to enjoy a meal alone in restaurant. Someone on a Bluetooth headset next to him interrupts his experience by yapping away. Smartphones and their norms of use are an issue that seems easy to relate. “What age is it appropriate for children to own a smartphone? When is it appropriate to answer and talk on your phone? When is it not? Why do we feel the need to answer the phone every time it rings?” While not of great social significance, this assignment on norm violation is a good way to begin to think sociologically and demonstrate the social processes of norm enforcement. PreviousNext