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mores (môr`āz), concept developed by William Graham Sumner Sumner, William Graham, 1840–1910, American sociologist and political economist, b. Paterson, N.J., grad. Yale, 1863, and studied in Germany, in Switzerland, and at Oxford. ..... Click the link for more information. to designate those folkways folkways, term coined by William Graham Sumner in his treatise Folkways (1906) to denote those group habits that are common to a society or culture and are usually called customs . ..... Click the link for more information. that if violated, result in extreme punishment. The term comes from the Latin mos (customs), and although mores are fewer in number than folkways, they are more coercive. Negative mores are taboos, usually supported by religious or philosophical sanctions. Whereas folkways guide human conduct in the more mundane areas of life, mores tend to control those aspects connected with sex, the family, or religion. mores [′mȯr‚āz] (ecology) Groups of organisms preferring the same physical environment and having the same reproductive season. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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REALITY: More lax in social mores than other Muslim nations (prostitution is legal, and local dress codes show a lot of skin), this former French colony has recently seen local LGBTs forming queer organizations, only to have them shut down by the government. As social mores changed and gays came out of the closet, so did those longtime-companion relationships. Our industry has a history of being a predominantly white male institution, largely because of the approach of recruiting professionals and the social mores of our society. |
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