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TYPE OF NORMS From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ones culture is the foundation on the bases of which someone start his or her life. Norms are the product of culture. People of every culture have different rules and regulations. Formal norms are those which are written down and these involve specific punishment for violators Laws are type of formal norms. These are enforced by sanction. Some examples of laws are like driving while drunk, law or if we travel without ticket in Vancouver than transit police give us penalty ticket. On the other hand informal norms are those which are in unwritten form and these are directly understood by people. for example how one behave in college, how he speak or if someone use mobile phone in college he or she is warned by teacher, there is not any written punishment given to him, mores, taboos are type of  informal norms. Mores are connected to our daily life. These provide many rules but there is not any serious negative effect on people if they break folkways. Furthermore, mores are strict norms those control moral and ethical values. Another type of the norm is taboos. Violator of the taboo is considered unfit to live in that society. Taboos include persons who marry in different religion.