The purpose of this blog is to have one cohesive summary of the findings of the CAS 100C Social Norms Investigation group. Here we will have video logs of experiments we carry out, summaries and comments we wish to make, examples from the media we've found of typical social norms (or of people breaking them), and anything else we find or do that might be relevant. Happy reading!
Monday, November 28, 2011
Female Football Referee
I have never seen a female referee for a football game probably because there are no female NFL referee's on TV. Here is a woman who goes beyond that stereotype with the goal in mind to one day be a side line ref for the NFL.
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Not only is it a stereotype that women can not be be football referees, it is also an accepted social norm to only respect and expect a male football ref. So this women is breaking the social norm of a specific gender role in society.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great example. It shows how hard it can be to succeed when you challenge an existing norm. I hope she becomes an NFL ref :) We'll have to watch out for her in the coming years!
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