Social Norm as a Restriction of Human Behavior.

Part I : Theoretical Overview Social Norms: General Concepts The term social norm stands for a rule being enforced by society that affects a wide range of human behavior. The crucial point when distinguishing between social norms and other cultural values such as meanings - is the sanctioning, thus social norms take the highest place in the hierarchy of values of society. Within the last decade social norms have literally been rediscovered, as prior to these …

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