EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life.

Detailed explanation-2: -Folkways are behaviors that are learned and shared by a social group that we often refer to as “customs” in a group that are not morally significant, but they can be important for social acceptance. Each group can develop different customs, but there can be customs that are embraced at a larger, societal level.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to the American sociologist William Graham Sumner, who coined the term, folkways are social conventions that are not considered to be of moral significance by members of the group (e.g., customary behaviour for use of the telephone).

Detailed explanation-4: -Other examples of folkways include the concept of appropriate dress, the practice of raising one’s hand to take turns speaking in a group, and the practice of “civil inattention"-when we politely ignore others around us in public settings.