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plssss i really needed it so much...tnx a lot for your answer...

2006-06-17 02:13:54 · 3 answers · asked by kristerian 1 in Social Science Other - Social Science

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A norm can be a standard that a society expects or accepts thought or conduct approved by a society. A norm may or may not have a rational justification or origin. Norms with common sense origins may, over time, lose their original context as society changes: an action that was once performed because it was necessary to survive may over the years become a social norm, even once the circumstances that made it necessary for survival are no longer applicable.

Laws in highly organized societies, formalised and precisely delimited norms. The breaking of legal norms, or laws, invokes procedures and judgements through formal, legal institutions, such as police and the courts, set up to enforce them. These norms generally relate to individual violations of mores or to the adjustment of proprietary relationships.

2006-06-17 02:21:34 · answer #1 · answered by Summer 3 · 1 0

Mores
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For the Italian commune, see Mores, Italy.
Mores are strongly held norms or customs. These derive from the established practices of a society rather than its written laws. Taboos form the subset of mores that forbid a society's most outrageous behaviours, such as incest and murder in many societies. Usually these are formalized in some kind of moral code, e.g. commandments. Most sociologists reject the thesis that the formalization matters as much as the informal social response of disgust and isolation of offenders. An example of a more might be someone picking his or her nose; which, although harmless, is widely considered as disgusting to the general populace and goes against the normal.
Norm (sociology)
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In sociology, a norm, or social norm, is a rule that is socially enforced. Social sanctioning is what distinguishes norms from other cultural products or social constructions such as meaning and values. Norms and normlessness are thought to affect a wide variety of human behavior.

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2006-06-17 09:27:29 · answer #2 · answered by bi2unicorn 3 · 0 0

Virtually all laws exist to control, limit or require human acts, and the laws come from tradition, custom, the Bible and other religious or philosophical sources, as well as from legislators.

Your question is so broad only a general answer can be given, It might help to know why you "need answer."

2006-06-17 09:22:45 · answer #3 · answered by thylawyer 7 · 0 0

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