Title: Describe differing social norms across cultures.
Course: Family and Consumer Sciences Exploratory III (19251-18) > Section: Facilitating Human Development

Description should include

- identifying social norms in various cultures (e.g., within a social group, sports team, school, family, religion)
- describing the origins of social norms
- analyzing why social norms are important.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What practices demonstrate good manners in your family’s culture?
- What social norms do you observe daily?
- Why might your manners differ depending on whom you are with (e.g., parents, grandparents, peers, community members)?

Communication

- What are ways you can communicate your cultural norms to others?
- What message do students' manners convey to the community?

Leadership

- What traditions and social norms contribute to respectful, healthy relationships?
- How does understanding cultural practices improve interpersonal relations?

Management

- Why do some corporations require employees to take etiquette training?
- What are some ways that an employee's etiquette might affect business relationships?