Social Structure, Stratification and Social Processes in Society — Sociology STD 11 Humanities — Question

Norms are shared expectations of behaviour. It connotes what is considered culturally desirable and appropriate. Norms are similar to rules or regulations in prescriptive, although they lack the formal status of rules. The sociological concept of norm is closely related to that of 'role’, which is commonly defined as a set of norms attached to social position.