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The NormsA norm is a group-shared belief about how followers should behave in a given environment.[1] Sociologists describe norms as informal identifications that administer societal performance, while psychologists have adopted a more general classification, recognizing that divisions of smaller groups, such as a team or an office, can also endorse norms independent of or in addition to expectations. cultural or social. [2] Norms that are contrary to the activities of the primary society or culture can be conducted and maintained within small subgroups of society. [3] For example, Crandall (1988) observed that some groups such as cheerleading squads, dance troupes, sports teams, and fraternities have a rate of bulimia, a publicly recognized life-threatening illness, that is very high. higher than society as a whole. Social norms have a way of maintaining order and organizing groups. [4]ExperimentWhen I was at work I only spoke English. Most Spaniards adapt to a new norm and (throw away the old norm) do not know if a person can speak to them in their native language. Since I knew some Spanish, I would...