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Understanding Cultural Norms and Organizations by Fitzgerald Pacheco is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Cultural norms are the agreed upon expectations and rules that guide behavior in a culture. There are four main types of norms: folkways, mores, taboos, and laws. Folkways are conventions that are socially approved but not morally significant, while mores relate to morality. Taboos are absolutely forbidden behaviors. Laws are formal rules backed by the power of the state. Members must conform to cultural norms for the culture to function, so they internalize and teach norms to children. If conformity fails,
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- Fitzgerald Pacheco
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