Folkways, norms, and laws
Ordering Society
William Graham Sumner Classified Norms into 3 Major Types:
a) Folkways - are relatively weak norms which are only mildly enforced in a society. (not against the law)
Example of Folkways
1. Correct manners.2. Appropriate dress.
3. Proper eating behavior.
b) Mores - are the strong and important norms of a society. Violation of mores will evoke severe punishment. (against the law most of the time.)
Example of Mores
1. Bigamy
2. Incest
3. Cannibalism
c) Laws - are norms which are designed, maintained and enforced by the political authority of a society.
Examples of Violations of Laws
1. Speeding
2, Cheating on Income Tax
3. Murder
Posted by Michael L Umphrey
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