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Encyclopedia - Norm Sociology: Encyclopedia Ii - Norm Sociology - Example Gift Exchange
The Norm of Reciprocity: In the western world, it is a custom to exchange gifts in the holiday seasons. It is so deeply ingrained in the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norm Sociology: Encyclopedia Ii - Norm Sociology - Justification And Origins
A norm may or may not have a rational justification or origin. Norms with common sense origins may, over time, lose their original contex...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norm Sociology: Encyclopedia Ii - Norm Sociology - Types Of Norms
Some sociologists identify two types of norms: Norm sociology - Mores. Moral norms that define in every culture what is wrong and right...   » Read the article