Food Norms
1) Women from the kol tribe in central India are known to eat their placenta as they believe it aids reproductive functions. Whereas in british culture this may be frowned upon.
2a) In chinese culture, chop sticks are often used as a way of eating. This is a chinese tradition that has developed into many different countries and now a lot of people do it.
b) Things like roast turkey or goose are traditionally eaten at christmas time in british culture.
Bus Norms
1) To make sure you get to your destination on time, passengers should not disrupt the driver by being loud or causing problems with other passengers as this could result in an accident.
2) If you get on a bus and the number of seats available is low, then sitting next to someone would be better than standing. However you could give your seat up for someone who needs it more, e.g. elderley person.
3) Being polite when you sit next to the person if you do not know them.
4) The three year old may cry or be noisy and distracting to other passengers. The child may not sit still in their seat and may try to run up and down the aisle. However an adult would not act in this way, this shows us that norms are different between different age groups.
Status and Role
1a) The norms of a student are following the rules a teacher has set and studying inside and outside of the classroom.
b) Society expects different attitudes and behaviors from boys and girls. Gender socialization is the tendency for boys and girls to be socialized differently. Boys are raised to take on the male gender role and girls are raised to take on the female gender role.
Individual and Society
When choosing GCSE options and A level choices you have the freedom to choose whichever subjects you want, however you can only choose based on your ability so the freedom can be limited.
The choices you make can be influenced by your parents as they may want you to go down a certain career path therefore try to