Social, Political, and

Cultural Behavior and

Phenomena
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Norms
form of rules, standards, or
prescriptions that are strictly followed
by people who adhere on certain
conventions and perform specific roles
Norm of appropriateness or decency
commonly exhibited on the type of
clothing a person wears in a specific
occasion. It includes the manners and
behaviors that show a person’s refinement
and civility.
Norm of conventionality
beliefs and practices that are acceptable
to certain cultures but can be inimical to
other cultures.
Confirmity
defined as the state of having internalized
norms as part of the social expectation.
Deviance
despite the tendency of social control to
enforce conformity as a potent mechanism
in the socialization process, there are
forms of behavior that are relatively
distinct aet away from a norm
Types of Deviance:
1. Formal deviance- actions that violate
enacted laws, such as robbery, theft, graft,
rape and other forms of criminality.
Types of Deviance:
2. Informal deviance- violations to social
norms that are not codified into law, such
as pricking one’s nose, belching loudly, and
spitting on the street, among others.
Taboos
related to food are also manifestations of
deviancy