Question

What is the meaning of social norm?

Answer 1

Pattern of behavior in a particular group, community, or culture, accepted as normal and to which an individual is accepted to conform

Answer 2

As per the sociological perspective, social norms are the informal understandings that particularly govern the behavior of the members of the society.

Norms that are running counter to the behaviors of the overarching culture or society can either be transmitted or maintained within the smaller groups or subgroups of the society.