Norms Of the Group Every society and group has a list of norms and unspoken rules. They have these rules to avoid chaos. Schools have a set of unspoken rules. At one of my previous schools, we had stairs. Everyone knew that the right side was to go up the stairs, and the left side was used to go down the stairs. Among my social circles, my friends don’t push boundaries. This is an unspoken rule in both society and among other groups. Tacit rules have always been around. Some of the most important rules are rules that are part of the social contract. In an elevator, no one looks directly at anyone. Everyone avoids eye contact. If we were to all stare at each other; standing in the elevator would be very uncomfortable. It’s not only negative
