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Social Norms

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On the other hand, behind any behavior lies an ideology. Ideology is the lens through which people see their world, it is the world view that molds our thought, action, and interaction, and it is the totality of our commonly shared cultural values, beliefs, and expectations for ourselves and of others that is acquired by socialization (van Dijk, 2006). Obviously, typical activities and practices of people are controlled by the social norms which are inculcated in the members of a community by their ideology. Norms then can be perceived as informal rules defined, but not codified, with reference to the values of a relevant group where all members of a group or society are commonly expected not only to know them but also to behave, in certain
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