Question

How are informal norms different from formal norms?

Answer 1

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Formal norms are written laws created to maintain peace and harmony in society while Informal norms are the unspoken list of behaviors that are considered acceptable.

Answer 2

The formal social norms are based on the societis laws. The laws are created by Us for us so we can live in peace as a society. If you break one of the formal social norms consequences will occur therefor they are followed. We know and follow the formal social norms because they are written down in a law book and there is a right and wrong behaviour.

The informal social norms are the norms we have that are based on culture and social interactions, these very between groups in the same society and cultures depending on your social identity and group belonging. Example in Sweden an informal social norm is that you don't sit next to someone on the bus, it's not a law, no one has told you this is how you are supposed to sit on a bus, everybody just know. There are no punishments for breaking the informal social norms but it creates an awkward situation and/or feeling which makes us follow them. 

So the formal social norms are spoken and the informal social norms are unspoken.

Both are just as strongly followed but we learn ..
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