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  1. 27 Examples of Folkways (2025) - Helpful Professor

    • Folkways are social or cultural customs that are not very serious if broken. They include norms of etiquette, such as covering your mouth when you cough, dressing appropriately at work, or saying please … See more

    Covering Your Mouth When You Cough Or Sneeze

    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 more

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    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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