NURSING ANM AND GNM

NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS

SOCIOLOGY

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Informal norms or everyday customs that may be violated without serious consequences within a particular culture
A
Laws
B
Beliefs
C
Values
D
Folkways
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -folkways: informal norms or everyday customs that may be violated without serious consequences within a particular culture. mores: strongly held norms with moral and ethical connotations that may not be violated without serious consequences in a particular culture.

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: -Folkways are a category of norm that is roughly translated to a ‘social or cultural custom’. Examples of folkways include covering your mouth when you cough or wearing covered shoes to a restaurant. Folkways are culturally-defined norms of etiquette that are not very serious if broken.

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.

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