Why are norms essential to a functioning society? Norms are punishments that keep people in line if they misbehave.

Norms help us know what is expected of us and what we can expect of others.

Norms encourage other cultures to insert their influence into our own.

Norms provide rewards for those who come up with innovative ideas.

Norms provide order in society. It is difficult to see how human society could operate without social norms. Human beings need norms to guide and direct their behavior, to provide order and predictability in social relationships and to make sense of and understanding of each other's actions.

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