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cultural normsshared standards of acceptable behavior within a society or group

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: shared standards of acceptable behavior within a society or group

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈkʌltʃərəl nɔːrmz/

Korean meaning: 사회나 집단 내에서 받아들여지는 행동의 공통 기준

Korean pronunciation: **컬**처럴 **놈**즈

Example Sentences

  • In Korea, removing your shoes before entering someone's home is one of the basic cultural norms.
  • My foreign friend was shocked to learn that eating with your hands is against Korean cultural norms, especially when using chopsticks!
  • Different countries have different cultural norms regarding personal space and greeting customs.

cultural norms

NOUN

//ˈkʌltʃərəl nɔːrmz//

shared standards of acceptable behavior within a society or group

cultural norms concept
💡 Concept

shared standards of acceptable behavior within a society or group

cultural norms rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Through raging storms, cultural norms create unity in human forms!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈkʌltʃərəl nɔːrmz/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈkʌltʃərəl nɔːmz/

🌳Etymology

Rootculture
Suffix--al

Origin

cultural은 라틴어 cultura(경작)에서, norms는 라틴어 norma(규칙, 자)에서 유래. 마치 밭을 경작하듯 사회를 일정한 규칙으로 다듬어가는 기준이라는 의미

🎵Rhyme

formsstormswarms
forms
storms
warms

🔗Collocations

social and cultural norms
challenge cultural norms
traditional cultural norms
respect cultural norms
violate cultural norms
adapt to cultural norms

📝Examples

In Korea, removing your shoes before entering someone's home is one of the basic cultural norms.

😄 Fun example

My foreign friend was shocked to learn that eating with your hands is against Korean cultural norms, especially when using chopsticks!

Different countries have different cultural norms regarding personal space and greeting customs.

My grandmother always reminds us to follow cultural norms, especially during traditional holidays like Chuseok.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

social conventionsbehavioral standardssocietal rulestraditional customs

Antonyms

cultural deviationsocial rebellion

Related

traditionscustomsetiquettesocial expectationsvalues

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