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Keywords: Societal, Expected, Behavior, Pattern, Culturally

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the societal expectations for individuals who occupy a given social position or status; every social status has a set of role and behavioral expectations attached to it.

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a characteristic pattern of behavior found in a particular society" (p

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a culturally defined pattern of behavior

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a set of expectations that are coupled to the positions

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a set of expected behaviors in a given situation

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