Week 3 Group Norms at SJSU, experiences in group norms

There are certainly group norms at San Jose State. In many classes, students are not allowed to talk when the professor is lecturing. It is considered rude and inconsiderate to speak while the teacher is speaking. Students are not supposed to text message during the class period. Some people are able to do it, but I think it is rude. Obviously, an individual can’t eat while class is going on. All professors require their students to be on time to class. If a student has been late, their grade will get docked. Another norm is students can’t talk while their classmates are giving presentations. If someone does speak, the presenter will consider it as a disruption.
In the group of individuals that I spend time with, there are norms that occur. Usually, my friends and I talk about anything like school, sports, daily life, etc. There are some things like politics or religion that we won’t even touch. There is the inevitable possibility that it will be a sore subject, and we will have disagreements. Some of my friends might be sensitive about politics and religion. I don’t want to damper our great friendship by mentioning those two topics. Another group norm is that my friends and I call each other before arriving to a hang out spot or house. If we suddenly show up without a verbal notice, it might be considered impolite. It is also best to let my friends know if I will be late to a movie, club, or café. There was another time where I asked my friend about his grades. He told me that he did not want to talk about it. I understood what he meant, and never asked about his grades again. He probably wanted to not think about his grades, and talk about another subject. It would be kind of embarrassing to tell a friend that you earned a bad grade. I think it was best for me not to bring up conversations about grades.