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Norms

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Norms are a culture's rules for behavior, specifying what is expected, permitted, and forbidden in particular situations.

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Lowering your voice on entering a library is a norm; no one announces it and nearly everyone obeys.

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A norm is a rule about conduct, not a preference — breaking it draws a response.