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Social Norms

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Socialization in part involves the transmission of social norms. Here are a couple definitions you will need for this assignment

Social norm: Expectations about what behaviors, thoughts, or feelings are appropriate within a given group in a given context.

Conformity: Yielding to, or going along with, a perceived social norm.

For this paper assignment, answer each of the following five questions in order. Do not write this in a typical paper format. Rather, make a list of 1 through 4 and answer each item one at a time:

        1)      List 2 social norms that you think are positive AND for each explain why you think it is positive. 
        2)      List 1 social norm that you think is negative AND for explain why you think it is negative. 
        3)      In general, WHAT do you think determines whether a social norm is good or bad?
        4)      In general, WHY do you think people conform with social norms?

From Christopher Andrew's class