Field Report of Gay Bars

I will now discuss the norms that are being violated in this social setting. One norm I see being violated in this setting is the plain and simple fact that people in this setting are gay

. Being gay or lesbian is a norm violation in itself. Although there are millions of gay people all over the world, it is not considered normal. Some people use a bible analogy that goes as follows: God created Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve. Knowing a certain person is gay may make some people feel uncomfortable being around that person simply for that reason. Gays look and mostly act like the normal average person. You would never know one is gay unless they or someone else told you. Nevertheless, this is a societal norm violation. Another norm, I see violated here is that gay bars are in a “bar” setting. Now, some people don’t see bars as a socially deviant setting, but a lot of people do. I think this is so because some people act different in this type of setting. In this setting people are more prone to act violent, men and women hit on each other more, and some think crimes happen in these settings. Sadly, when some go to these settings, they will leave drunk and expose themselves and others to the treat of being hurt or killed. Another norm I see violated in this setting is that the person I spoke with stated that there seemed to be more smooching and touching and feeling at gay bars than at regular bars. I see this as a norm violation because if they are as forward as this person indicated, then it is not normal in a social setting to be that touchy, feely. Gay or straight, some of that needs to be kept at home. I think it is even a more of a social n

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