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Topic: Define and then contrast the concepts of norms, mores and folkways.

250 words; APA format.

Please use these definitions:

Norms- A rule for behavior, a guide to conduct, statements that regulate behavior, part of a group's tacit understanding.

Mores – Folkways that have become formalized or codified.

Folkways – Societal force to the extent that the frequent repetitions of acts by all members of the group produces habits, and these habitual ways of acting produce a strain on everyone else to conform.