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1. Identify the various types of social norms and give an example of each as they are found in the field of nursing. If need be, explain why this norm is categorized this way. In addition, identify the different types of sanctions and discuss the sanctions associated with the various nursing social norms you have identified.
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Explain the similarities and differences between the three major sociological perspectives of functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism. Identify which perspectives use a macrolevel or a microlevel of analysis.

 

 

 

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Question 1

A norm is something that is common and that is considered normal by people. A social norm is a common standard of behavior shared among a group of people. It is the appropriate way of behaving. This standard behavior has the effect of creating some type of expectations that must be fulfilled by the people in a given field. Therefore, norms are both prescriptive and proscriptive in that they give….

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