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    • We consider it polite to cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze to prevent the spread of sickness. Usually, our parents teach us this norm when we are young. But you’ll often see young childre… See more

    Dressing Appropriately at Work

    We have a term called ‘business attire’ to explain what we consider to be appropriate dress wear in a business environment. This is, of course, for ‘white collar’ industrieslike law and ac… See more

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    Wearing A School Uniform

    This is an interesting folkway because it differs so much between countries. In the UK, the folkway is to wear a uniform in public schools, while in the USA, the folkway is t… See more

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    Raising Your Hand to Speak

    For society to function in a fair and civil way, we need to take turns. We have folkways for this, too! Usually, we expect people to raise their hands for their turn to speak. Th… See more

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    Only Having Hard Drinks After 5 PM

    The famous Jimmy Buffet song ‘five o’clock somewhere’ points toward a folkway among adults in Western societies: don’t drink alcohol before 5pm! For Buffet, he is singing abo… See more

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    What are Folkways in sociology?
    In sociology, folkways are the traditional behavior or way of life of a particular community or group of people, which are passed down through generations. We consider folkways to be informal norms rather than formal norms.
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    Dressing Appropriately at Work
    Wearing A School Uniform
    Raising Your Hand to Speak
    Only Having Hard Drinks After 5 PM
    What are Folkways in sociology?
     
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