Comparison: The Fifth And Final Norm

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The fourth norm that I observed was that all of the people, excluding me, participated in communion. An environmental link that encouraged this norm was that the center aisle was twice as large as the outer aisles. This encouraged the norm because everybody could fit into the aisle so that everybody could take communion which was held at the front of the sanctuary. A behavioral link that affected this norm was that the priest instructed all people to participate in communion. This encouraged many people to take it, because people who didn’t take it would be seen as disrespecting the wishes of the priest, and thus dishonoring him. The fifth, and final norm, was that everybody sang hymns. An environmental link that helped to further this norm

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