Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Travel has a way of exposing assumptions people didn’t realize they were carrying. For many Americans, encountering everyday norms ...

Every generation believes its lifestyle is the “right” one. But as technology, culture, and the economy evolve, many traditional expectations are being challenged by younger adults.

How do children learn to cooperate with others? A new cross-cultural study suggests that the answer depends less on universal rules and more on the social norms surrounding the child. In the study, ...

Step back into the 1950s, where soda fountains buzzed, milkmen made daily rounds, and smoking on airplanes was just another mid-flight ritual. It was an age of polished manners, rigid rules, and ...

The Institute of Medicine’s Forum on Global Violence Prevention will held a 2-day public workshop on October 29-30, 2015 to explore the cultural and social norms that underlie the acceptance of ...

Singing in a restaurant is one example of breaking a social norm. Source: picjumbo / Pexels There’s a scene from Disney’s "The Santa Clause 2" that lives rent-free in my head. Scott Calvin, played by ...

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