Examples of mores in the following topics:
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- Folkways and mores are informal norms that dictate behavior; however, the violation of mores carries heavier consequences.
- Informal norms can be divided into two distinct groups: folkways and mores.
- Mores (pronounced more-rays) are also informal rules that are not written, but, when violated, result in severe punishments and social sanction upon the individuals, such as social and religious exclusions,.
- Mores are often seen as taboos; for example, most societies hold the more that adults not engage in sexual relations with children.
- Sumner also coined the term folkway to refer to norms for more routine or casual interaction.
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- One of his hypotheses was that regions with strong traditions of civic engagement would have more responsive, more democratic, and more efficient governments, regardless of the institutional form that government took.
- In southern Italy, politics were traditionally patrimonial, whereas in northern Italy, politics were traditionally more open and citizens were more engaged.
- Putnam's evidence supported his hypothesis: in the north, which had a stronger tradition of civic engagement, government was indeed more responsive and more democratic.
- In southern Italy, politics were traditionally patrimonial, whereas in northern Italy, politics were traditionally more open and citizens were more engaged.
- Putnam's evidence supported his hypothesis: in the north, which had a stronger tradition of civic engaegment, government was indeed more responsive and more democratic.
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- More than 60 percent of all mothers with children under six are in the paid workforce, and such women do more housework and child care than men.
- Males tend to have more power and females tend to have less.
- Traditional male roles and responsibilities are valued more than the traditional roles done by their wives (i.e., housekeeping, child rearing).
- For example, more than 60 percent of all mothers with children under six are in the paid workforce.
- Even though these women spend as much (or more) time at paid jobs as their husbands, they also do more of the housework and child care.
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- For example, feminine people tend to self-disclose more often than masculine people, and in more intimate details.
- Generally speaking, feminine people communicate more and prioritize communication more than masculine people.
- Men tend to talk more than women in public situations, but women tend to talk more than men at home.
- Women are more inclined to face each other and make eye contact when talking, while men are more likely to look away from each other.
- When listening, women make more noises such as "mm-hmm" and "uh-huh", while men are more likely to listen silently.
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- Social class can predict which religious denomination a person is likely to belong to; members of the upper class are more likely than others to be Episcopalian or Jewish, while members of the working class are more likely to be Catholic, for example.
- This affiliation has more to do with how religion is practiced rather than degree of religiosity.
- Members of lower classes tend to be affiliated with more fundamentalist religions and sect-like groups.
- Members of the middle class tend to belong to more formal churches.
- America's top income bracket is more likely than other groups to be Jewish, while the lowest bracket is more likely to be Jehovah's Witnesses.
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- Women rate their religious beliefs as important more than do men, and they are more likely to report having had a religious or mystical experience...
- More women than men report having attended religious services in the past week (46% compared with 33%); more women hold membership in a church or synagogue (74% compared with 63%); and more women report watching religious programs (53% compared with 44%).
- If you are an American of African descent, you are more likely to:
- Members of the middle class tend to belong to more formal churches.
- People in more fundamentalist religious groups tend to have lower levels of educational attainment while people in more liberal religious groups tend to have higher levels of educational attainment.
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- In adulthood, socialization involves more overt and specific norms and behaviors, such as those related to the work role as well as more superficial personality features.
- Also, relationships in the earlier period are more likely to be affectively charged, i.e., highly emotional.
- There is also a greater likelihood of more formal relationships due to situational contexts (e.g., work environment), which moderates down the affective component.
- Response: The child and adolescent may be more easily malleable than the adult.
- By the time individuals are in their preteen or teenage years, peer groups play a more powerful role in socialization than family members.
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- In any political system where voting is allowed, some people are more likely to vote than others.
- Additionally, some people are more likely to have access to political power than are others.
- Older people are also more organized, through organizations like the AARP and are more likely to vote as a block on issues that affect them directly.
- As a result, older individuals in the U.S. have more power than younger people.
- Additionally, wealthier and more educated people are more likely to hold political positions.
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- Children who attend better-funded public schools tend to be more successful than those who attend more poorly funded public schools.
- So it is not surprising that children who attend better-funded public schools tend to be more successful than those who attend more poorly funded public schools.
- In fact, family background may be even more important than school funding.
- What's more, because colleges want to maintain their rankings in various college ranking systems (e.g., U.S.
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- Collectively, African Americans are more involved in the American political process than other minority groups.
- Collectively, African Americans are more involved in the American political process than other minority groups, indicated by the highest level of voter registration and participation in elections among these groups in 2004 .
- The African American vote became even more solidly Democratic when Democratic presidents John F.
- African Americans tend to hold far more conservative opinions on abortion, extramarital sex, and raising children out of wedlock than Democrats as a whole.
- On financial issues, they are in line with Democrats, generally supporting a more progressive tax structure to provide more services and reduce injustice and as well as more government spending on social services.