This article in USA TODAY is about research that has
been analyzed across six decades that concludes that “young people today are
less concerned about social approval and society’s standards than their peers
of generations past.” Out of the
responses from 40,745 children, adolescents and young adults find less need keep to
social norms and accepted standards of behavior. To me these findings aren’t all that suprising. Perhaps certain etiquette isn’t as
highly valued as it was in the past.
Michael Haines a director at the National Social Norms Resource Center
at Northern Illinois University isn’t concerned as he says “other measurements
of conformity to society’s accepted norms, such as teen drinking and teen
pregnancy are down, indicating to him that the need for conformity depends on
which standards are being considered.” Perhaps social norms unraveling doesn't mean all that much but our society is changing and adapting and some things aren't valued as highly for good or bad.
Joe
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