Deviation from social norms

• Why is it a merit that this explanation appreciates individual cultural norms?

  Considers rules of society as unwritten due to being either ‘explicit or implicit’; greater credibility due to flexibility in its definition
• Why is it a limitation that social norms are subjective?

  Nomothetic laws regarding society cannot be established; becomes difficult to measure due to constant changing nature
• What is an example of subjective social norms?


  Even within the same society, interpretation of social norms due to cultural variation can largely differ