Introduction to Sociology

TRY IT

3. 
   The biggest difference between two types of norms, mores and folkways, is that
   
   1. 
      Mores refer to nonmaterial culture. Whereas folkways refer to material culture
      
   2. 
      Mores refer to material culture, whereas folkways refer to nonmaterial culture
      
   3. 
      Mores are absolute, whereas folkways are casual
      
   4. 
      Mores are primarily linked to morality, whereas folkways are primarily linked to commonplace practices within a culture
      

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WATCH IT

Watch this video to recap the things we’ve learned about in this module thus far—including culture, values, beliefs, norms, mores, and folkways. The video also explains the importance of symbols and introduces the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, which we’ll examine in more detail soon.

https://youtu.be/kGrVhM_Gi8k

THINK IT OVER

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  How do you think your culture would exist if there were no such thing as a social “norm”? Do you think chaos would ensue or relative peace could be kept? Explain.
  

GLOSSARY

folkways: direct, appropriate behavior in the day-to-day practices and expressions of a culture

formal norms: established, written rules
informal norms: casual behaviors that are generally and widely conformed to
mores: the moral views and principles of a group
norms: the visible and invisible rules of conduct through which societies are structured
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