AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Social norms are shared standards of acceptable behavior by groups. Social norms can both be informal understandings that govern the behavior of members of a society, as well as be codified into rules and laws.

Detailed explanation-2: -What are social norms? A social norm exists when individuals practise a behaviour because they believe that others like them or in their community practise the behaviour (descriptive norms), or because they believe that those who matter to them approve of them practising the behaviour (injunctive norm).

Detailed explanation-3: -Social norms are unwritten rules of behavior shared by members of a given group or society. Examples from western culture include: forming a line at store counters, saying ‘bless you’ when someone sneezes, or holding the door to someone entering a building right after you.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are four types of social norms that can help inform people about behavior that is considered acceptable: folkways, mores, taboos, and law.

Detailed explanation-5: -Culture (/ˈkʌltʃər/) is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups.