Answer to Question #299188 in Sociology for Emma

Question

Describe three norms that we practice in America and in what context they take place

Answer 1

Norms are the mutually agreed upon standards and rules that guide a culture's members' behavior in any given situation. Of course, cultural conventions differ significantly. When chatting with others, Americans, for example, keep rather direct eye contact. Folkways, mores, and taboos are three categories of norms identified by sociologists.

Folkways, sometimes known as "conventions" or "customs," are socially acceptable but not morally significant rules of behavior. Belching loudly after eating supper at someone else's house, for example, violates an American folkway. Moral conventions are referred to as mores. Most people in a culture will be offended if they break social norms, such as visiting church in their underwear. Certain acts are taboo, which means they are strictly prohibited in a culture, such as incest in the United States.