The basic function of the norms in groups is letting group members know what is acceptable. “Norms are prescribed by an organization’s culture or by the prevailing understanding about how groups operate in a given situation. Norms are the set of assumptions or expectations by members of a group or organization concerning what kind of behavior is right or wrong, good or bad, appropriate or inappropriate allowed or not allowed”(47). Group norms is like a unspoken messages that spreading among the group and the group members would catch on how to behavior among this group and become integrated to the group he/she wants to associate with. For example, in my group of friends, we always put friends before guys. And when one of my friends would ditch us for her boyfriend, we would think she violated our group norms. When she has done this for more than a couple of times, she becomes distance with the group.
Sogo, I thought that your explanation of norms, and what happened when you violate them was interesting and very well articulated. I also liked the example that you included with you and your friends. I think that putting friends before boys or girls is a very common norm in our society. I have sometimes broken this very rule and have been distanced from my friends. I also have pushed people away because they have chosen their significant other over hanging out with fellow friends. I think that this is a norm between females and males equally, which I think it particularly interesting.
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