SOCL 3501 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Incest Taboo, Burping, Ritualism In The Church Of England
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The violation of a social norm that elicits a negative reaction. (textbook: social norms are the rules that govern our public behavior. The community/group makes these norms based on what there culture sees as acceptable and normal. What people expect from us and what we expect from other people. When people violate these norms it can make you uncomfortable and can even get one in trouble. Norms and deviance are relative(always changing) they vary over time and space. These are etiquette based norms like holding the door, not belching at the dinner table, etc. Less serious, not going to jail for breaking these. (elevator behavior is also good example) often times we are not aware of these until they are violated. Much more serious types of norms and many times these norms have been written into law and formalized. Ex: murder vs. homicide(judged by whether there is intent and justification: taboos: (actually a category of moreys) very serious moreys.
