Culturally Accepted Standards Of Cultural Norms

In our society we have a number of norms that we abide by. For example, there is an unwritten rule of how one should behave in an elevator. It is “proper” to face front, stand away from strangers, and not to look at others. When a social norm is broken people may respond with alarm, humour, fear, irritation, or an array of other emotions. When you think of a norm, you are probably thinking about simply being normal. But in psychology terms, norm means a standard or representative value for a group. A social norm is some sort of an expectation that our society has that is deemed normal by that society; they tell us which behaviors, thoughts, or feelings are appropriate within a given

What did you learn about your own cultural norms by recording your video in Module 4? Recording my thought about the performing arts was interesting and initially I thought it would be quite simple. However, I never considered how challenging this task would be. The recording required patience and planning.

My mother has always told me that certain things should not be done in public. Social norms are opinions and beliefs that are shared amongst a group. Throughout our lives our parents tell us things that aren’t socially acceptable, and that there are consequences for those actions. Those that don’t act in ways that are socially acceptable are isolated from society. Norms help to guide the general public by reinforcing it with a punishment in waiting.

Norms are behaviors or rules that set forth what is expected of us as people and as a society.

In our society we have a number of society norms that we abide by. For example, there is an unwritten rule of how one should behave in an elevator. For example, it is proper to face front, stand away from strangers, and not to look at others. When a social norm is broken people may respond with alarm, humor, fear, irritation, or an array of other emotions. When you think of a norm, you are probably thinking about being normal. But in psychology terms, norm means, a standard or representative value for a group. The norm that is more common to people is a social norm. Meaning expectations about what behavior, thoughts, or feelings are appropriate within a given group within a given context.

Norms are the unwritten and written rules of how to behave, if we do not abide by these norms we may be subjected to social exclusion. This is because it is not viewed as ‘normal’ to ignore these rules.

They are things that we all do naturally, whether its face the door in an elevator, eat with a fork and knife, giving a baby boy trucks and a baby girl Barbie dolls, or even not talking to your neighbor in the bathroom. It’s very difficult to break a norm because its things we do ever since we are born, and we don’t want to ruin the social nature that we live in or ruin our group identity. Some norms are easy to break but others are more difficult. In some cases, breaking a norm can seem disrespectful or offensive to some people, also called Mores, while others will just make people laugh and aren’t taken to seriously, also known as Folkways. Social control, or in other words a way for society to ensure conformity with the use of rewards and punishments, play a large role in whether or not we do something because we are afraid of having to deal with the consequences. Depending on how strict the norm, will depend on the severity of social sanction. It could be a punishment while it could be a

cultural norm in todays society I live in within the United States is that people should wear clothes. Wearing clothes covers people’s body parts that others may not want to see, and also shows a sign of respect for yourself depending on the type of clothes someone wears. An example of respect being shown through clothing is seen through the the types of clothes prostitutes wear. Prostitutes are thought of as slobs, dirty, and slutty because the clothes they wear are tight and show a lot of skin. The cultural norm I broke in todays society was going out in my boxers.

Norms are found everywhere in our society, whether we know it or not. In sociology, norms are social expectations that guide behavior. Norms explain why people do what they do in given situations. For example, in the classroom, students are expected to sit in their desk and participate in a class discussion or pay attention to the lesson at hand. Violating these norms is considered deviant or in other words, rude or unusual.

With the goal for you to keep on staying acknowledged in the present social society you live in today you must follow a certain set of social norms for the duration of your life, often you manage without acknowledging it. Even though social norms are broken regular surrounding you on a wide range of various levels some innocuous and some more serious and careless, like stealing. Social norms are not generally the same since different societies have different values. Without social norms there would be total chaos; social norms make society's conduct clearly predictable. To me our society is predictable anyway because it makes people feel more safe knowing that everyone is doing the same thing. When a norm is broken in our society people automatically

Within every culture, there is a set of specific norms, values, symbols, and classifications that are followed by each member. While a norm is a typical behavior or action that is standard within a particular setting or culture, a symbol is an object or visual that is representative of a specific meaning. Regarding the health care system in Western culture, an ambulance with its sirens and lights turned on forces other drivers to pull over to the side of the road. In this example, the ambulance symbolizes a medical emergency, and it is a cultural norm to pull over to let the vehicle pass. In addition to norms and symbols, a value is something that holds an explicit importance to members of a society. For example, in Cuban culture, it is crucial

Social control involves rules of behavior that those of society follow. Without these rules or the knowledge of how members of society follow these rules, there is no way to enforce laws. Without this knowledge there is no law, therefore law is a form of social control. This Political Sociology course helps those who want to proceed in the field of law; including myself, due to gaining the knowledge of how the government regulates the activities of those individuals in a society and how those individuals act within that said environment.

The author noted that some cultural norms and tradition believes that silence and non-disclosure of childhood sexual abuse is important in the community to ensure honor and dignity. The article illustrated that, In general, mothers were more likely to suspect something was wrong with their child quickly and easily than the father. It is saddening to realize that the predator denied the abuse or the mother may deny the accusation that horrifying happened to the child. Thus, cultural norms about child sexual abuse may differs in other places. The article mentioned various reasons child sexual abuse victims may not vouchsafe to anyone. These may include: shame, taboos and modesty, sexual scripts, virginity, women’s status, obligatory violence,

The five social norms that I am glad exist are the standards of personal space, the expected standard for personal hygiene, the expected standard for manners in public i.e. avoiding belching or flatulating in public areas, the norm of individual choices, and the social norm of education being a standard.

Norms are essentially unspoken rules of conduct given by society. These vary and evolve not only through time but also vary from one age group to another and between social classes and social groups. (Becker) It is important to understand how norms dictate our society because breaking any norms can lead to a negative sanctions Sanctions are punishments or rewards one receive when you either abide by a norm or violate it. (Carl, 54) Different types of norms call for different level of sanctions. There are three different types or levels of norms: folkways, mores, and taboos. Folkways are informal norms when violate have lax consequence. An example is picking your nose in class. While it seen as un-hygienic, the sanction for this violation is less severe. The next level of norm is mores. Mores have a much greater value attached to it. Mores distinguish the difference between right and wrong, while folkways draw a line