Norms and values Flashcards

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Definition of ‘norms?’

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  • Expected/normal patterns of behaviour
  • Socially enforced through primary and secondary socialisation.
  • Moral guides
  • Vary between cultures
  • Followed by most naturally
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Example of norms?

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  • Wearing clothes
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Definition of values?

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  • Beliefs and ideas society deems important
  • Encourage goo behaviour.
  • Moral guides
  • Accepted by the majority.
  • Things we strive to achieve
  • Vary between clutures
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Examples of values?

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  • Respect
  • Ambition
  • Compassion
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How do norms and values link?

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  • The reason we perform certain behaviour is because we hold certain beliefs.
  • E.G. value of ‘respect’ leads to norm of listening and obeying teachers
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Real-life example of norms and values?

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  • Margret Mead (1935)=
  • Southern Ethiopia
  • Study of male and females roles
  • Found both to be gentle and cooperative (feminine)
  • Very different to British culture
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