Have you ever thought of the countless social norms you abide by on a daily basis, both knowingly and unknowingly? These are often called the “unspoken” or “unwritten” rules of society, many of them being deeply ingrained into the minds of basically everyone.
Examples of Implicit Social Norms
- When standing in line at an ATM, you most likely feel the instinct to stand a considerable distance away and not look directly at the screen. Nobody wants to feel or look like a thief.
- There’s the phenomenon of everyone standing face-forward in elevators. I remember the first time I rode an elevator and still abided by this principle.