Psychiatry and Psychology

Social Norms

Customary standards that govern behavior in groups, cultures, or societies. They reflect what a group deems acceptable in a social context in terms of appropriate and inappropriate values, beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors.

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Abstract

Customary standards that govern behavior in groups, cultures, or societies. They reflect what a group deems acceptable in a social context in terms of appropriate and inappropriate values, beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors.

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7 entry terms
  • Societal Norms
  • Norm, Social
  • Norm, Societal
  • Norms, Social
  • Norms, Societal
  • Social Norm
  • Societal Norm

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Indexed with the subheadings ethnology, history.

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History Note

2015

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  1. F01.829w.750w
  2. I01w.880w.853.903w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Social Norms. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D066262. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D066262
  2. Social Norms. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_norm
  3. Social Norms. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q205665