NORMS OF SOCIAL MOVEMENT

WHAT ARE NORMS?

Norms are the behaviours, thoughts, or values that the majority of people share within the
same society
They differ from laws or rules in the sense that norms are not compulsory but it is a matterof
choice by the person if they want to follow the norms of the society or not.
They define a certain direction or way in which the society is suppose to live and people can
be at peace with each other and live in harmony.
 THE NORMS
in every movement thereis suppose to be norms which will govern the movement
People should know how toconduct themselves in a movement ,whether it is a violent
movementor a silent one
So in social movement thereare norms which the people have tofollow
These norms are for the group members and those who are out side members so that they
follow whwen they join the movement
 DISCIPLINE
In a social movement members need to be disciplined in order for the cause which the
movement if for comes through
They must be disciplined enough to follow the instructions which the leaders of the
movement are imposing on them
The member should be able to listen and follow everything that will happen in the
movement
No member should act out of their own mind but discipline in essential in this case
 UNQUESTIONABLE OBEDIENCE
This is most likely to occur in social movements as members of the group will be in dire
need of change
The movement causes people to become so obedient to the cause or the leader of the
movement to the extent that they don’t even question what they are asked to do
Control tendencies may also be there in this norm as in some case we see people even
wrapping bombs around themselves and dying for the cause of their movement
 ACHIEVE THE GOAL
In asocial movement when members are inducted intothe group they are told the aims of the
group and are expected to go through with it
Their aim is to achieve the goals which they have come together to fulfil
They are not to be diverted to something else so their work is all about going through with
the mission and therest shall follow after everything as been achieved
Presented by Bongeka Mpofu

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