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    Csilla Abraham 16/09/14 Norms Norm is an expected and accepted behaviour by a society. We get our norms from our parents‚ cultures‚ or traditions‚ but sociologists disagree on where they can come from. Norms are based on a kind of agreement‚ so they can be changed by time which is called social construction. People also see norms as a ‘social glue’ as it binds different individuals together. A norm requires an action as it is a behaviour. An example of a norm can be the fact that most of the

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    Weber on Legitimate Norms and Authority Author(s): Martin E. Spencer Source: The British Journal of Sociology‚ Vol. 21‚ No. 2 (Jun.‚ 1970)‚ pp. 123-134 Published by: Wiley on behalf of The London School of Economics and Political Science Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/588403 . Accessed: 21/11/2014 14:18 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit

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    and traditions. These values are not in sync with those shared by many modern viewers like the readers Marquez purposely creates this stark contrast between different views on Bayardo San Roman‚ successfully illustrating the evolution of societal norms and expectations through time. The townsfolk see Bayardo San Roman as the perfect man. He arrives with “saddlebags decorated with silver” to match the “buckle of his belt and the rings on his boots”. A byronic man‚ Bayardo San Roman is a 30-year-old

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    Norm Violation A social rule is something that is often taken for granted and seldom discussed at great length. And‚ although we call it a rule‚ is not even really that. It’s more of a generally accepted standard for interactions. A social rule does not even have to span all of society but can instead be limited to smaller communities. One thing that many of these “rules” have in common is the reaction to them when they are broken. Many peoples’ whole days have been made‚ or broken‚ by others’

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    Fashions may be defined as way of living‚ decorating‚ etc.‚ which are popular today‚ which are popular today‚ but which would soon lose their popularity. It is something passing and transitory‚ a mere craze of the moment to be looked down upon with contempt. For example‚ tight pants are the fashion today‚ but only a short while ago broad loose pants were the order of the day. If today a man appears in society wearing broad pants‚ he would be held up to ridicule‚ but only a few years ago they were

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    Interpretive Label In Papua New Guinea‚ most natives within villages do not wear western clothing. They do however have their own form of clothing. The males in particular have a traditional piece of clothing worn around them. A koteka‚ also known as a penis sheath‚ is a phallocrypt that covers the male genitals. Koteka are made by the men and are made of specially grown gourds that are farmed within the village. Different sized gourds are worn depending on the activity the men partake in. During

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    Examination of Cultural Norms and the Science of Fitting as seen in “Mean Girls” The movie “Mean Girls” follows the story of a high school age girl who comes from a homeschooled background and is suddenly thrown into a typical American high school social environment. Her adjustment to this transition is shown through a story arc that chronicles her attempts to gain her peers’ approval. The way in which she attempts to do so is by consciously changing her identity to fit into whatever social scene she is present

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    Brenda Mora 4 October 2011 SOC 101-3003 Norm Violation Exercise The norm violation exercise that I decided to experiment with was invasion of space. My plan was to go up to random people in small groups of three or four and ask one of them for help‚ thank them‚ hug them‚ and walk away; my friend thought it sounded like fun so he volunteered to perform the encounters. If somebody I didn’t know came up and hugged me for no apparent reason I would most likely think they were either weird or drunk

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    understanding by both parties of group norms would have enabled them to understand how mistakes were made and maybe how to fix them‚ possibly by enabling the Australians to including new behaviours into their group. We are discussing the concept of group norms in Daniel‚ C. Feldman’s article ‘The Development and Enforcement of Group Norms’. We will tie this in with Irving Janis’ concept of groupthink‚ which is arguably caused by the development and enforcement of group norms. Daniel Feldman (1984‚ p.47)

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    Culture is diffused from one generation to another through language as well as performances. Culture norms may impose members of a certain community to define which traits‚ behaviors‚ roles are considered appropriate or inappropriate to each gender. Although these values are not constant and may change due to cultural revolutions and social changes‚ they are a powerful generator of stereotypes and biases. Despite the fact that many gender roles remain the same‚ others change over time. In the past

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