Norms - Lecture 2
Norms - Lecture 2
Norms - Lecture 2
NORMS
• Defined -- Agreed upon and often informal
rules that guide group members behavior
• Formal norms --More important to continuity
of the organization, written codes of conduct
• Informal -- Implicit but unwritten
• Agreed upon -- Continuing consensus among
group members
DIMENSIONS OF NORMS
• Behavioral -- Specifies what to do, when
to do it and how much is appropriate
• Evaluative -- Specifies approval or
disapproval by the group. The group
sanctions (positive and negative) can be
explicit or implicit
CHARACTERISTICS OF
NORMS
• Range of tolerated behaviors -- approved
behavior is actually over a range that
deviates from the prototype of the norm
• Intensity -- Strength of approval --
disapproval. Some norms have sharp
approval and disapproval, others are
mild.
• Crystallization -- Group consensus
What are the different types of
NORMS?
Different types of norms
Technical Norms
These are standards that has something to do with craft of art (from the
root techne) as an application of knowledge (in Latin episteme), hence the
term. These norms pertain to survival, well-being, and health.
Societal Norms
These are standards for group cohesion and strengthening the bonds that
keep the community together. This primarily covers values, customs,
manners, and practices that are considered appropriate by the society.
Aesthetic Norms
From the Greek root aesthesis, which means sense or
feeling, these are standards that correspond to human
perception which become the basis of our approval or
disapproval of things that has something to do with
material appearances like color, taste, odor, texture,
and sound.
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Moral Norms
In this type, man and his actions re judged to be good
or bad, right or wrong. All other norms are to be
subordinated to this moral norm.
TYPICAL
ORGANIZATIONAL NORMS
• Performance
norms
• Dress norms
• Reward allocation
norms
• Commitment
norms
NORM DEVELOPMENT
• Precedents over time
• Transfers from other situations
• Critical events
• Explicit rules
BACKWARDS AND
FORWARDS
• Summing up — Examined the function of
norms in groups, the behavioral and
evaluative components as well as the fact
that norms cover a range of behaviors.
Also looked at role ambiguity, role
conflict, and task and maintenance roles
How will you apply norms
in education or classroom?
Establishing expectations
• Each classroom should have three to five
positively expectations for students to follow.
– These can align with the school’s universal
expectations if those exist.