Norms in society

So today I went down to ISU to watch the final rounds of the three point shooting competition for girls basketball because one of my teammates was competing and I saw a couple connections to what we have been talking about recently in class. There was over sixty girls competing and I saw a lot of conflict involved where there were competing amongst each other for the final four spots. I also saw cooperation among the group of people that volunteered to work the event. They had to communicate well with each other in order for everything to run orderly and smoothly. I saw many different groups of people and a lot of it seemed to me like in and out groups. Many of the girls that were competing, brought someone with them whether it was other players on their team, their coach, or family and friends, but either way, that seemed to be their in group. Most of the groups weren't necessarily hostile towards those that were not in their group, but they weren't all the friendliest people. Another example that I saw was that even though the groups were not all buddy-buddy with each other, they still abided by the norms of society. In the arena no one was acting crazy and doing outrageous things. Of course they would cheer for their favorite shooter or show support in that way, but everyone knew that there was a limit to the cheering and what was expected of their behavior. Finally, I was with my basketball team most of the day, which I considered a secondary group and we had to have a lot of cooperation throughout our trip. We had to communicate and come to a decision on where we wanted to stop for dinner, as well as when we wanted to make pitt stops on our way their and back. All in all, I saw probably the most examples of groups and behaviors in one day then I think I would have on a normal day at school or on the weekend. It was nice to actually see real life examples of what we have been talking about instead of just taking notes and learning about these concepts. It was a success!