Norms define how people " ought" to behave under particular circumstances in a particular society.

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We conform ( 遵守) to norms so readily that we are hardly aware they exist

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In fact, we are much more likely to notice departures from norms than conformity to them.

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When we visit another society whose norms are different, we quickly become aware that things we do this way, they do that way

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Also, mothers may call on their children more often than fathers, given traditional gender norms.

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Current life structures, career paths, educational choices, and social norms are out of tune with the emerging reality of longer lifespans.

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Gender norms and social expectations about caregiving may make it more difficult for men to provide care to sick spouses.

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Compared with a hundred years ago, our lives are less tightly bound by social norms and physical constraints.

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For example, men who endorse traditional masculine norms report lower relationship satisfaction, as do their female partners.

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Men who observe traditional masculine norms are said to derive less satisfaction from their relationship with partners

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birds flock together, fish school together, cattle herd together...just perceiving norms is enough to cause people to adjust their behaviour in the direction of the crowd.

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But even when employees are given paid time off, workplace norms and expectations that pressure them to overwork often prevent them from taking it.

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It is actually about what their peers think of them, what their social norms are, what is seen as desirable in society.

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Our workplace culture, social norms and individual behaviors all play a part.

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These norms can take us beyond good intentions.

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This only applies to American space activities, but the hope is that it will help standardize a set of norms in the dawning commercial spaceflight industry throughout the world.

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John Donahue at Harvard's Kennedy School points out that the norms of culture in Western civil services suit those who want to stay put but is bad for high achievers.

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On June 7 Google pledged not to "design or deploy AI" that would cause "overall harm," or to develop AI-directed weapons or use AI for surveillance that would violate international norms.

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Unlike so-called basic emotions such as sadness, fear, and anger, guilt emerges a little later, in conjunction with a child's growing grasp of social and moral norms.

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