Q1) 6 marker - Norms Flashcards

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Define norms

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Informal and unwritten expectations of behaviour in society

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Develop norms

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Linked to certain values and the reason we perform behaviour is bc of the beliefs we hold

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Example 1 of norms

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Wearing clothes in public based around the value of modesty

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Example 2 of norms

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Eating with knife and fork based on values of hygiene and manners

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Theory of norms

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Durkheim - Helps to prevent anomie which is normless society and allows to function smoothly

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