EDUCATION UGC NET
EDUCATIONAL SOCIOLOGY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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It describes a value held by society
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It is behaviour that is most often followed
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It is based on one or more of society’s values
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It is society’s expectation for right and proper behaviour
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Detailed explanation-1: -Norms are value free is not a characteristic of norm. So option d is the correct answer. Norms refers to a group of people that share standards of behaviour.
Detailed explanation-2: -The four types of social norms are: folkways, mores, taboos, and laws.
Detailed explanation-3: -The norms are based on social values. Norms are social rules which define correct and acceptable behaviour in a society or a group to which people are expected to confirm. They prescribe the way the people should behave in particular situations. They determine, guide, control and also predict human behaviour.
Detailed explanation-4: -Social norms are the perceived informal, mostly unwritten, rules that define acceptable and appropriate actions. within a given group or community, thus guiding human. behaviour.1, 2, 3 They consist of what we do, what we believe. others do, and what we believe others approve of and.