UCSP-Week 8

Norms
and
Values
 Socialization
• Socialazation is the lifelong process by which, through social
interaction, we learn our culture, develop our sense of self, and
become functioning members of society

As how we define socialization, it is an interactive process by which

individuals learn the basic skills, values, beliefs and behavior patterns of a
society. From in birth until at the adulthood of ourselves we do interaction
to others. This concept justifying the saying "No man is an island" we are
social being that need others to survive. And through someone we mold our
own identity, our culture.
 NORMS
• Norms are cultural standards or guidelines that
enable individuals to distinguish between appropriate
and inappropriate behavior in a given society.

• For every society, norms are important factors in keeping peace and order.
They set the standards of what is acceptable and unacceptable behavior
within the group. For instance, it is a cultural norm in Asian countries to pay
respects to the elderly. In order to guide and encourage conformity to social
and cultural norms, members of society use sanctions, rewards, and
punishment to control social behavior.
 3 Types of
Norms
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MORES Folkways Taboos
 Mores
• These are norms that are widely observed in society and pose heavy moral significance.

• Individuals are encouraged to conform to social norms every single day. As such, different
ways of social adaptation and behaviors have emerged. Remember that mores are norms that
deal with moral issues or issues involving social taboos or deviance. It is more concerned with
identifying right actions from wrong ones. For example, joking about the possession of
explosives in public transport is not acceptable because it poses threats of security and safety.
When caught, the person responsible for the behavior is sanctioned through imprisonment and
community service.
 Folkways
• These are norms that are observed in casual or routine encounters and
are considered less significant.

• Folkways are norms that are more focused on cultural standards.

These norms are less sanctioned by law but also pose negative
judgment from witnesses. For example, a person wearing t-shirt and
jeans to a formal occasion could be construed as rude because he
did not follow the correct dress code; despite this, that person will
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 Taboos
• Are the forbidden act set by the society. Taboos exist in a variety
of contexts, some of them being known in most societies and
others being more context-specific. There are cultural taboos,
dietary taboos and religious taboos, only to name a few.

• Taboos are primarily backward-oriented, for, by being

essentially forbidding and prohibiting, they tend to preserve the
past and to control the impingement of the future on the
present. Of course, not all taboos are old. New ones constantly
appear, taking various shapes and forms as the substance of the
culture evolves, but they all serve the same goal-preservation
of the status quo.
 Values
• Values are culturally-defined standards that people see as good, acceptable, and
desirable those serve as broad guidelines of living Values are developed through
socialization. Through social interactions, individuals learn to embrace certain
qualities and behaviors that they deem necessary to becoming acceptable social
beings.

• Like culture, values also change over time. This is dependent on cultural and
social factors that make up society and shape the course of the socialization
process. Values also vary from culture to culture.

• For instance, Asian countries place great value on family and the community.
In Asia, it is common to see individuals who have already graduated from
college or who are already working to still be living with their parents.
Meanwhile, among Western countries like the United States or United
Kingdom, people value individualism where people strive to live on their own
after college to show their independence. This example shows different value
sets that are both culturally acceptable.
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QUIZ:
1.These are norms that are widely observed in society
and pose heavy moral significance.

2. Are the forbidden act set by the society. Norms

3.This is defendent on cultural social factors that make Taboos
up society and shape the cause of the socialization Sicialization
process.
Value
4. An interactive process by which individuals learn
mores
the basic skills, values, beliefs and behavior patterns
of a society.

5.Cultural standards or guidelines that enable

individuals to distinguish between appropriate and
inappropriate behavior in a given society.
1.Mores
2.Taboos
3.Values
4.Socialization
5.Norms