Title: Social Roles and Social Norms | Simply Psychology
Headings: Social Roles
Social Roles
Social Norms
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Content: With each social role you adopt, your behavior changes to fit the expectations both you and others have of that role. In the words of William Shakespeare: All the worlds a stage,
And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits, and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts. These lines capture the essence of social roles. Think of how many roles you play in a single day, e.g. son, daughter, sister, brother, students, worker, friend etc. Each social role carries expected behaviors called norms. Social Norms
Social norms are the unwritten rules of beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors that are considered acceptable in a particular social group or culture. Norms provide us with an expected idea of how to behave, and function to provide order and predictability in society.