Social Norms - Soc101 - American Customs - Social Mores -

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Social Norms
..as Reactive Social Conventions

• Social Psychology

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..an Objective towards aPositive Social Outcome

• The definition of Social Norms is actually the
  juxtaposition of sorts to that of social mores
  yet, with also an objective of the same - a
  positive social outcome
• e.g., remaining silent in a social group in
  order to preserve an attitude of good emotional
  health1
• ..agreeing with a nod or a simple
  affirmation as a public manifestation of high
  morality, existential and/or spiritual
  ideologies, ...in affirmation of what 'I
  believe',..2
• refraining from improper act or action, e.g.,
  by not doing something, i.e., misconduct and
  ill manners, poor etiquette, and low/lack of
  standards of behaviors, such that, a positive
  social outcome is preserved, and...2,3
• ...anything that includes matters of abstaining
  against things that goes against
  illness/premature death and yet differs with
  individual groups.4

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Not Deliberately Acting Out to Hurt, Harm,
Damage

• Whether out and about a community, or around the
  neighborhood, or especially in the home1
• socially people are usually expected to go
  against a violation of social mores - not
  expressing their emotional illness - in order
  to develop, grow, and thrive socially.2
• the mature not going along with that which is
  inconsiderate, disrespectful, and rude, that can
  be in terms of a negative mental attitude rather
  than emotional instability.1,2,3

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Social Norms are Not Acting Out - Immorally

• e.g., not hostile, nor evil, nor demonic,1
• Whether its in the work place, at home, in a
  school or public building Social Norms are
  manisfested as abhorrence of criminal activity,
  immorality, and negativism or unhappiness.2
• Social Norms is standing up against that what
  is wrong, errors, mistakes-as a duty to the
  community 2 - this includes charities, clubs,
  organizations, foundations, public meetings, and
  of course it is the responsibility of true (not
  neutral) formal media as well.3

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Reactive Social Customs and Social Norms

• Whether it is a Town Hall Meeting or
  Religious meeting - the standard of Social
  Norms in the community has to do with
• Not acting improperly/no misconduct,1
• Not being rude, inconsiderate, ill mannerly,2
  and
• Not acting out-disrespectful nor negative
  actions.1,2
• Social Norms includes the reacting against -
  negative situations whatever the community.3
• A Social Custom is severe reactiveness
  against any violation of social mores. 3, 4

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Living a Life and Lifestyle of Social Norms

• Contemporary Social Norms certainly concerns
  that of not unhealthy/intemperate living.1
• Not displaying bad habits in the home concerning
  that going against a healthy lifestyle.2
• Not executing risky acts/acting out by doing that
  which go against a long life span.3
• Social Norms are actually binding, i.e.,
• Not acting out doing anything which makes an
  individual sickly and not dying prematurely,..3,4
  
• yet, Social Norms differ according to an
  individual family within a variety of groups.5

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Some Objectives/Examples of Social Norms

• A Social Norm (as Social etiquette)
• Not polluting the air, not taking drugs/ drinking
  alcohol, not being insomber towards-ridiculing
  equallyoked couples in public4,5,6
• A Social Norm (as Social decorum)
• Not dressing in immodest, unneat, and dirty
  clothing in public meetings and not wearing
  colors that promote an emotional tone of
  morosity.7

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Quiz

• Why has the term Social Norms become a
  reactive social tactic to preserve a social
  mores e.g., equallyoked coupling in
  contemporary multiculturalism?
• How are individuals who react (social norms)
  against unequallyoked situations in observance of
  social mores sometimes ostracized based on
  sociopolitics?
• Give an example of a contemporary Social Norms
  concerning equallyoked couples (it may personal).

Worth 35 points. One page. Name in upper corner.
Turn in next class.
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Social Norms
as Reactive Social Conventions

• Social Psychology